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Sony DVP-NS999ES User's Manual

1. Joo as 06 9 C oJ 06 600 Signal flow To change the aspect ratio for the connected TV Depending on the disc and the TV type standard 4 3 screen TV or wide screen TV the image may not fit the TV screen If this happen change the aspect ratio page 75 When connecting to a TV that accepts progressive 525p format signals NTSC only You need to use the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks to view progressive signals Hook up your TV using pattern on page 21 and then run Quick Setup on page 30 C mm Power source Hint When connecting to a monaural TV use a stereo mono conversion cord not supplied Connect the VIDEO OUT 1 2 jacks on the player to the TV s video input jacks and connect the AUDIO OUT L R 1 2 jacks to the TV s audio input jack a 3 2 D 2 or S z O 2 Step 4 Playing a Disc With the playback side facing down 1 Turn on the TV 2 Press I on the player 3 Switch the input selector on your TV so that the signal from the player appears on the TV screen 4 Press on the player to open the disc tray 5 Place the disc on the tray with the playback side facing down 6 Press The disc tray closes and the player begins playing the disc After step 6 Depending on the disc a menu may be displayed on
2. Scroll key gt CLEAR gt continued 45 46 1 Toggle the scroll key up or down to display SHUFFLE in the LCD screen 2 Point the remote at the player and press down on the scroll key so that gt appears in the LCD screen The following display appears ERP TITLE 3 Press down on the scroll key repeat edly to select the item to be shuffled When playing a DVD VIDEO e TITLE CHAPTER When playing a VIDEO CD Super Audio CD or CD TRACK When Programme Play is activated e ON shuffles titles chapters or tracks selected in Programme Play To return to normal play Press CLEAR or select OFF in step 3 Hints e You can set Shuffle Play while the player is stopped After selecting the SHUFFLE option press C gt Shuffle Play starts e Up to 200 chapters in a disc can be played in random order when CHAPTER is selected e You can also select SHUFFLE from the Control Menu page 14 Playing repeatedly Repeat Play DW CI DO EXO KO CO You can play all of the titles or tracks on a disc or a single title chapter or track repeatedly You can use a combination of Shuffle or Programme Play modes amp Scroll key CLEAR 1 Toggle the scroll key up or down to display REPEAT in the LCD screen 2 Point the remote at the player and press down on the scroll key so that appears in the LCD screen The fo
3. 2 Select a correct character by pressing 4 9 or turning the click shuttle 3 To insert a character press ENTER To overwrite press KR or PPI To check the Disc Memo Toggle the scroll key up or down to display TIME TEXT in the LCD screen Then point the remote at the player and press down on the scroll key so that appears in the LCD screen Press down on the scroll key repeatedly until the Disc Memo appears at the bottom of the TV screen You can label up to 300 discs When you have the player store over 300 discs in memory each new Disc Memo erases the oldest Disc Memo from those first stored Locking Discs custom PARENTAL CONTROL PARENTAL CONTROL You can set two kinds of playback restrictions for the desired disc e Custom Parental Control You can set playback restrictions so that the player will not play inappropriate discs e Parental Control Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can be limited according to a predetermined level such as the age of the users Scenes may be blocked or replaced with different scenes The same password is used for both Parental Control and Custom Parental Control Custom Parental Control EI TT EXO KI You can set the same Custom Parental Control password for up to 300 discs When you set the 301st disc the first disc is cancelled E nd ENTER DISPLAY Number buttons insert the disc you want to lock If the
4. S VIDEO cord TV projector or AV not supplied amplifier receiver Signal flow gt continued 24 22 Q If you are connecting to a video input jack Connect the yellow plug of the audio video cord supplied to the yellow video jacks You will enjoy standard quality images Yellow Video White L Red R Yellow Video White L Red R Use the red and white plugs to connect to the audio input jacks page 25 Do this if you are connecting to a TV only If you are connecting to an S VIDEO input jack Connect the S VIDEO cord not supplied You will enjoy high quality images If you are connecting to a monitor projector or AV amplifier receiver having component video input jacks Y P Cs Pa Cr Connect the component via the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks using a component video cord not supplied or three video cords not supplied of the same kind and length You will enjoy accurate colour reproduction and high quality images If your TV accepts progressive 525p format signals use this connection and set COMPONENT OUT to PROGRESSIVE in SCREEN SETUP page 76 Green Green Blue Blue Red Red Do not connect a VCR etc between your TV and the player If you pass the player signals via the VCR you may not receive a clear image on the TV screen If your TV has only one audio video input jack connect the player to this jack VCR CD DVD player mm TV Connect directl
5. Depending on the type of disc being played the disc s text or track name may not be displayed e The player can only display the first level of the disc s text such as the disc name or title e Playing time of MP3 audio tracks may not be displayed correctly s q y oqy uoneuuoqu BUIMEIA 53 54 Checking the Play Information You can check information such as the bit rate or the disc layer that is being played Scroll key VY ENTER DISPLAY Checking the play information of a DVD ADVANCED EX ETAT 1 Press DISPLAY during playback The Control Menu is displayed 2 Press 1 4 to select MUNIE ADVANCED then press ENTER The options for ADVANCED appear mm 12 27 PLAY 18 34 DVD VIDEO Tt eens BIT RATE BIT RATE FF 384kbps _ BIT RATE LAYER pe LS 3 Press 4 4 to select items For each item see Display of each item below e BIT RATE displays the bit rate e LAYER displays the layer and the pick up point 4 Press ENTER To turn off the ADVANCED display Select OFF in step 3 To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off Display of each item By pressing DISPLAY repeatedly you can display either BIT RATE or LAYER whichever was selected in ADVANCED BIT RATE BIT RATE Audio Audio Video Paea LLLI 1000 kbps Bit rate refers to the amount
6. SLOW playback direction slower than SLOW 1p PAUSE II SLOW2 lt 1 opposite direction slower than SLOW 1 4 DVD only SLOW j opposite direction DVD only To return to normal play Press gt Playing a disc frame by frame using the click shuttle Jog mode EI EI A Press JOG on the remote JOG appears in the LCD screen 2 Turn the click shuttle Depending on the turning speed playback goes to frame by frame playback in the direction that the click shuttle is turned Turn the click shuttle clockwise to go forward and counterclockwise to go backwards DVD only If you turn the click shuttle at a constant speed for a while the playback speed goes to slow or normal To return to normal play Press To turn off the Jog mode Press JOG again so that JOG disappears from the LCD screen Resuming Playback From the Point Where You Stopped the Disc Multi disc Resume EXER KA The player stores the point where you stopped the disc for up to 300 discs and resumes playback the next time you insert the same disc When you store a resume playback point for the 301st disc the resume playback point for the first disc is deleted sosiq fur eld gt 1 Fs 1 While playing a disc press M to stop playback RESUME appears on the front panel display 2 Press The player starts playback from the point where you stopped the disc in step 1
7. Select AUDIO SETUP in the Setup Display To use the display see Using the Setup Display page 73 The default settings are underlined AUDIO SETUP AUDIO ATT OFF AUDIO DRC STANDARD AUDIO FILTER SHARP DOWNMIX DOLBY SURROUND DIGITAL OUT ON DOLBY DIGITAL D PCM MPEG PCM DTS D PCM 48kHz 96kHz PCM AUDIO ATT attenuation If the playback sound is distorted set this item to ON The player reduces the audio output level This function affects the output of the following jacks AUDIO OUT L R 1 2 jacks 5 1CH OUTPUT jacks OFF ON Normally select this position Select this when the playback sound from the speakers is distorted AUDIO DRC Dynamic Range Control DVD VIDEO DVD RW only Allows smaller sounds to be heard at low volume when playing a DVD that conforms to AUDIO DRC This affects the output from the following jacks AUDIO OUT L R 1 2 jacks 5 1CH OUTPUT jacks DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL jack only when DOLBY DIGITAL is set to D PCM page 79 STANDARD _ Normally select this position TV MODE Makes the low sounds clear even if you turn the volume down WIDE Gives you the feeling of RANGE being at a live performance AUDIO FILTER except Super Audio CD Selects the digital filter to reduce noise above 22 05 kHz Sampling frequency Fs of the audio source is 44 1 kHz
8. page 27 AV amplifier receiver with 5 1 ch input jacks and 4 to 6 speakers e Surround effects Dolby Digital 5 1 ch page 86 DTS 5 1 ch page 86 Super Audio CD Multi channel page 88 MPEG audio 5 1 ch page 87 or AV amplifier receiver with digital input jacks having a Dolby DTS or MPEG audio decoder and 6 speakers e Surround effects Dolby Digital 5 1 ch page 86 DTS 5 1 ch page 86 MPEG audio 5 1 ch page 87 O page 28 N e gt continued 23 24 Hint If you connect an AV amplifier receiver that conforms to the 96 kHz sampling frequency use connection O Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby Pro Logic and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems Inc US Pat No 5 451 942 5 956 674 5 974 380 5 978 762 and other world wide patents issued and pending DTS and DTS Digital Surround are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc Copyright 1996 2000 Digital Theater Systems Inc All rights reserved D Connecting to your TV This connection will use your TV speakers for sound CD DVD player yellow yellow AUDIO OUT white ss white N hm Audio video cord supplied to AUDIO OUT L R 1 or 2 Si
9. 3 077 161 E2 1 CD DVD Player Operating Instructions SUPER AUDIO CD HIS DIGITAL VIDEO VIDEO DVP NS999ES 2002 Sony Corporation WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard do not expose the unit to rain or moisture To avoid electrical shock do not open the cabinet Refer servicing to qualified personnel only The power cord mains lead must only be changed at a qualified service shop CAUTION The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard As the laser beam used in this CD DVD player is harmful to eyes do not attempt to disassemble the cabinet Refer servicing to qualified personnel only Precautions Safety To prevent fire or shock hazard do not place objects filled with liquids such as vases on the apparatus Installing Do not install the unit in an inclined position It is designed to be operated in a horizontal position only Keep the unit and discs away from equipment with strong magnets such as microwave ovens or large loudspeakers Do not place heavy objects on the unit Welcome Thank you for purchasing this Sony CD DVD Player Before operating this player please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference Precautions On safety e Caution The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard Should any solid object or liquid fall into the cabinet unplug the player and ha
10. BOOKMARK RESET gt of CUSTOM SETUP in the Setup Display page 78 Hint The number of the bookmark you selected is displayed on the front panel display The player can store the bookmarks of up to 300 discs in memory When you have the player store over 300 discs in memory bookmarks of the oldest disc are erased Dividing a scene into 9 sections STROBE PLAYBACK EX ET You can display 9 consecutive moving pictures on the screen When you press DE after performing step 3 of Searching by Scene PICTURE NAVIGATION above the moving pictures pause Displaying different angles simultaneously ANGLE VIEWER DVD v If various angles multi angles for a scene are recorded on the DVD VIDEO you can display all of the angles recorded on the disc on the screen divided into 9 sections You can also play back from the selected angle After performing step 3 of Searching by Scene PICTURE NAVIGATION above select the angle using 4 gt and press ENTER auads e 10 Bulyoieas 51 52 Viewing Information About the Disc Checking the Playing Time and Remaining Time EI ETAT WI EXD KO CT You can check the playing time and remaining time of the current title chapter or track Also you can check the DVD Super Audio CD CD text or track name MP3 audio recorded on the disc Scroll key 1 1 Toggle the scroll key up or down during playback to display TIME
11. The power indicator lights up in green When there is a disc in the player press amp and remove the disc Then press amp again to close the disc tray 2 Press and hold EE on the player for more than two seconds You will hear one beep and the Sound Feedback function is turned on To turn off the Sound Feedback function When there is no disc in the player press and hold BE on the player for more than two seconds You will hear two beeps and the Sound Feedback function is turned off Controlling Your TV or AV Amplifier Receiver With the Supplied Remote By adjusting the remote signal you can control your TV with the supplied remote If you connect the player to an AV amplifier receiver you can control the volume with the supplied remote e Depending on the connected unit you may not be able to control your TV or AV amplifier receiver using some of the buttons below e If you enter a new code number the code number previously entered will be erased When you replace the batteries of the remote the code number you have set may be reset to the default setting Set the appropriate code number again Controlling TVs with the remote TV DVD Ton o I switch VO Scroll key Number ORONO CH buttons VOL 4 ENTER Oe El WIDE MODE TV VIDEO Slide the TV DVD switch to TV 2 While holding down I press down on the scroll key TV P 1 default
12. Sears 7 10 11 Sharp 3 5 18 Sylvania 8 12 Teknika 3 8 14 Toshiba T Wards 3 4 12 Yorx 12 Zenith 19 Controlling the volume of your AV amplifier receiver with the remote TV DVD Vc switch 9 Scroll key 000 0o00 4 vo Number buttons Slide the TV DVD switch to DVD 2 While holding down VC press down on the scroll key AV P 90 default appears in the LCD screen Release I Toggle the scroll key up or down to select your AV amplifier receiver s manufacturer code see Code numbers of controllable AV amplifiers receivers below A 5 Press down on the scroll key The manufacturer code flashes and the remote is set The VOL buttons control the AV amplifier s volume If you want to control the TV s volume Slide the TV DVD switch to TV Code numbers of controllable AV amplifiers receivers If more than one code number is listed try entering them one at a time until you find the one that works with your AV amplifier receiver Manufacturer Code number Sony 80 88 89 91 Denon 84 85 86 Kenwood 92 93 Onkyo 81 82 83 Pioneer 99 Sansui 87 Technics 97 98 Yamaha 94 95 96 Hint If you want to control the TV s volume even when the TV DVD switch is set to DVD repeat steps 1 through 5 and enter the code number 90 default 3 Press 7 4 to select CUSTOM Settings a
13. TEXT in the LCD screen 2 Point the remote at the player and press down on the scroll key so that appears in the LCD screen The following display appears PLAY Time information 3 Press down on the scroll key repeatedly to change the time information The display and the kinds of time that you can change depend on the disc you are playing When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD RW e T x hours minutes seconds Playing time of the current title e Txikik Remaining time of the current title e C xxx Playing time of the current chapter e Ckik Remaining time of the current chapter When playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functions e xix minutes seconds Playing time of the current scene When playing a VIDEO CD without PBC functions Super Audio CD or CD e T x minutes seconds Playing time of the current track e T Remaining time of the current track eD xix Playing time of the current disc e D x x Remaining time of the current disc When playing a Super VCD The remaining time cannot be displayed e T x minutes seconds Playing time of the current track When playing a DATA CD MP3 audio e xix minutes seconds Playing time of the current track To check the Disc Memo DVD Super Audio CD CD text or track album names MP3 audio Press down on the scroll key repeatedly in step 3 to display the Disc Memo or text recorded on the DVD Super Audio CD CD DATA CD The DVD Super
14. appears in the LCD screen 3 Release VC 4 Toggle the scroll key up or down to select your TV s manufacturer code see Code numbers of controllable TVs below 5 Press down on the scroll key The manufacturer code flashes and the remote is set When the TV DVD switch is set to TV the remote performs the following TO Turns the TV on or off VOL Adjusts the volume of the TV WIDE MODE Switches to or from the wide mode of a Sony wide TV TV VIDEO Switches the TV s input source between the TV and other input sources CH number buttons and ENTER Selects the channel of the TV Code numbers of controllable TVs If more than one code number is listed try entering them one at a time until you find the one that works with your TV suon uny jeuomippy snoueA Buisn Manufacturer Code number Sony default 1 Akai 4 AOC 4 Centurion 12 Coronado 3 Curtis Mathes 12 Daytron 12 Emerson 3 4 14 Fisher 11 General Electric 6 10 Gold Star 3 4 17 Hitachi 2 3 J C Penny 4 12 JVC 9 KMC 3 Magnavox 3 8 12 Marantz 4 13 gt continued 71 MGA Mitsubishi 4 12 13 17 NEC 4 12 Panasonic 6 19 Philco 3 4 Philips 8 21 Pioneer 16 Portland 3 Proscan 10 Quasar 6 18 Radio Shack 5 14 RCA 4 10 Sampo 12 Samsung 3 12 20 Sanyo 11 14 Scott 12
15. is displayed when you play a VIDEO CD Super Audio CD or CD PROGRAM ONE SUIS 4 TITLE SALES GANLESS Ue TITLE Titles or tracks recorded on a disc 2 Press gt The cursor moves to the title or track row T in this case 01 PROGRAM ALL CLEAR 1 c ETTE EE E 2 TITLE 01 3 TITLE 02 4 TITLE 03 5 TTE 04 6 TITLE 05 7 TITLE Chapters recorded on a disc 3 Select the title chapter or track you want to programme When playing a DVD VIDEO For example select chapter 03 of title 02 Press 4 or the number buttons to select 02 under T then press ENTER PROGRAM c ALL CLEAR tE ALL 2 TME 01 IMLE 02 02 4 TITLE 03 03 SME 04 04 6 TILE 05 05 iif 06 v v Next press 1 4 or the number buttons to select 03 under C then press ENTER PROGRAM T ALL CLEAR ie TITLE 01 3 TITLE 02 4S LE 03 SALES 04 GALLES 05 7 TITLE Selected title and chapter When playing a VIDEO CD Super Audio CD or CD For example select track 02 Press or the number buttons to select 02 under T then press ENTER A track number may be displayed in 3 digits for a Super Audio CD Selected track PROGRAM ALL CLEAR 1 TRACK Total time of the programmed tracks 4 To programme other titles chapters or tracks repeat steps 2 to 3 The progr
16. so light that it appears washed out or so dark that it blends into the surrounding dark areas By correcting the Gamma value you can adjust the brightness of selected areas to get a clearer image While the BRIGHTNESS adjustment controls the brightness of the entire image the GAMMA adjustment is useful when only some portions of the image need adjusting Example You are watching a movie that is rich in shadows and you want to see the hidden details of the scenery If you use the BRIGHTNESS adjustment the entire image will become brighter losing definition in the areas that were initially bright The GAMMA adjustment enables you to select the dark part and gradually increase its brightness without sacrificing the overall definition After step 3 of Adjusting the picture items in MEMORY press to display the GAMMA adjustment bar and press ENTER or gt The GAMMA adjustment display appears image The upper region adjusts the dark areas and the lower region adjusts the light areas Dark areas A 0 Current Gamma setup value Selected areas of an image Press t to select areas of an 32 64 96 50 128 160 192 224 sano Buifoluz 100 Light areas NY Ee ESEn Press gt to adjust the brightness level of the area that you selected decreases the level darkens the area and increases the level lightens the area The le
17. 1 channel surround sound The rear channel is stereo and there is a discrete subwoofer channel in this format DTS provides the same 5 1 discrete channels of high quality digital audio Good channel separation is realized because all of the channel data is recorded discretely and little deterioration is realized because all channel data processing is digital DVD VIDEO page 6 A disc that contains up to 8 hours of moving pictures even though its diameter is the same as a CD The data capacity of a single layer and single sided DVD is 4 7 GB Giga Byte which is 7 times that of a CD The data capacity of a double layer and single sided DVD is 8 5 GB a single layer and double sided DVD is 9 4 GB and double layer and double sided DVD is 17GB The picture data uses the MPEG 2 format one of the worldwide standards of digital compression technology The picture data is compressed to about 1 40 average of its original size The DVD also uses a variable rate coding technology that changes the data to be allocated according to the status of the picture Audio information is recorded in a multi channel format such as Dolby Digital allowing you to enjoy a more real audio presence Furthermore various advanced functions such as the multi angle multilingual and Parental Control functions are provided with the DVD DVD RW page 6 A DVD RW is a recordable and rewritable disc that is the same size as a DVD VIDEO The DVD
18. Audio CD CD text appears only when text is recorded in the disc You cannot change the text If the disc does not contain text NO TEXT appears In this case you can label the disc To label the disc see page 65 BRAHMS SYMPHONY For DATA CDs the track and album names of the MP3 audio track appears page 55 Checking the information on the front panel display You can view the time information and text displayed on the TV screen also on the front panel display The information on the front panel display changes as follows when you change the time information on your TV screen When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD RW Title playing time and the current title and chapter number Playing time and number of the current chapter Remaining time of the current chapter Text When playing a VIDEO CD without PBC functions Super Audio CD or CD Track playing time and the current track and index number TRACK INDEX Playing time of the disc T Remaining time of the disc Text When playing a DATA CD MP3 audio Track playing time and the current track and album number Track name Hints e When playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions the scene number and the playing time are displayed Long text that does not fit in a single line will scroll across the front panel display e You can check the time information and text using the Control Menu page 14
19. CDs CD Rs CD RWs other than those recorded in the following formats music CD format video CD format MP3 format that conforms to ISO9660 Level 1 Level 2 or its extended format Joliet Data part of CD Extras DVD RWs in VR mode e DVD ROMs DVD Audio discs A logical format of files and folders on CD ROMs defined by ISO International Standard Organization Also the player cannot play the following discs A DVD VIDEO with a different region code e A disc that has a non standard shape e g card heart e A disc with paper or stickers on it e A disc that has the adhesive of cellophane tape or a sticker still left on it Notes about DVD Rs DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD RWs CD Rs or CD RWs Some DVD Rs DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD RWs CD Rs or CD RWs cannot be played on this player due to the recording quality or physical condition of the disc or the characteristics of the recording device The disc will not play if it has not been correctly finalized Also images in DVD RWs with CPRM protection may not be played if they contain a copy protection signal Copyright lock appears on the screen For more information see the operating instructions for the recording device Note that discs created in the Packet Write format cannot be played CPRM Content Protection for Recordable Media is a coding technology that protects the copyright of images e Music discs encoded with copyright protection techn
20. CHAPTER 48 Chapter 86 CHAPTER VIEWER 50 Child Lock 35 Click shuttle 36 COMMAND MODE 18 COMPONENT OUT 76 Connecting 21 Continuous play DVD 34 Super Audio CD CD VIDEO CD 34 Control Menu 14 CUSTOM 73 CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL 66 CUSTOM SETUP 77 D DATA CD 6 42 DIGITAL OUT 79 Digital output 79 DIMMER 77 Disc Memo 52 65 DISC MEMO IMPUT 65 Display Control Menu display 14 Front panel display 10 Setup Display 73 DISTANCE 81 DOLBY DIGITAL 28 57 79 86 DOWNMIX 79 DTS 28 57 80 86 DVD 6 34 86 DVD RW 6 86 DVD RW 6 39 86 F Front panel display 10 H Handling discs 8 Hooking up 21 l INDEX 48 Index 86 INTERLACE 76 J Jog mode 37 L LANGUAGE SETUP 74 LCD 13 LEVEL 82 Locating a specific point by watching the TV screen 36 M MENU 74 Menu DVD s menu 38 top menu 38 MP3 6 42 MPEG 28 56 80 87 MULTI DISC RESUME 37 77 O On screen display Control Menu display 14 Setup Display 73 ORIGINAL 39 ORIGINAL PLAY LIST 39 P PARENTAL CONTROL 66 PAUSE MODE 77 PBC Playback 41 PICTURE NAVIGATION 49 PLAY LIST 39 PLAYBACK MEMORY 77 PRO LOGIC 27 79 86 PROGRAM 44 Programme Play 44 PROGRESSIVE 76 Q QUICK 74 Quick Setup 30 74 R Remote 17 71 REPEAT 46 Repeat Play 46 REPLAY 35 RESET 74 Resume Play 37 S S VIDEO output 21 SCENE 48 Scene 88 SCREEN SAVER 75 SCREEN SETUP 75 Scroll key 13 Searching 36 SETUP 73 Setup Display 73 SHUFFLE 45 Shuffle Play 45 S
21. Dolby Digital sound tracks in this order MULTI DISC RESUME DVD VIDEO VIDEO CD only Switches the Multi disc Resume setting on or off Resume playback point can be stored in memory for up to 300 different DVD VIDEO VIDEO CD discs page 37 No priority given sjuawjsnipy pue shuas Priority given gt continued 77 78 Stores the resume setting in memory for up to six discs The settings remain in memory even if you select OFF OFF Does not store the resume setting in memory Playback restarts at the resume point only for the current disc in the player BOOKMARK RESET Resets the bookmarks Select this and press ENTER The BOOKMARK RESET display appears Press ENTER again to erase all of the bookmarks in all of the discs CD DIRECT Eliminates the use of unnecessary circuits when playing CDs This setting will be activated when you open or close the disc tray This function affects the output from the following jacks AUDIO OUT L R 1 2 jacks 5 1CH OUTPUT jacks OFF Select this when playing CD discs including CDs with DTS tracks ON Eliminates the use of unnecessary circuits when playing CDs If you select ON when playing CDs with DTS tracks the sound will become noisy Settings for the Sound AUDIO SETUP AUDIO SETUP allows you to set the sound according to the playback and connection conditions
22. REAR LARGE Normally select this position SMALL Select this when the speaker cannot reproduce adequate bass frequencies NONE Select this if you do not connect rear speakers SUBWOOFER YES Select this if you connect a subwoofer to output the LFE low frequency effect signals from the subwoofer NONE Select this if you do not connect a subwoofer e The cut off frequency for the subwoofer is fixed at 120 Hz If your speakers are too small to reproduce low bass frequencies utilize a subwoofer for low frequency sound When you set the speaker settings to SMALL the bass redirection circuitry will be activated and the bass frequencies for the speakers are output from the subwoofer Even if there are fewer than 6 speakers connected the player distributes the audio signal components to the front speakers DISTANCE Sets the distance from your listening position to the speakers Set the distance to your front speakers in FRONT first Values in CENTER center speaker REAR rear speaker and SUBWOOFER will automatically change to the same value O and Then adjust these values to reflect the actual distance to your centre speaker rear speakers and subwoofer Be sure to change the value in the Setup Display each time you move the speakers Start from the front speaker The default adjustments are i
23. RW has two different modes VR mode and Video mode DVD RWs created in Video mode have the same format as a DVD VIDEO while discs created in VR Video Recording mode allow the contents to be programmed or edited DVD RW page 6 A DVD RW plus RW is a recordable and rewritable disc DVD RWSs use a recording format that is comparable to the DVD VIDEO format Film based software Video based software page 61 DVDs can be classified as Film based or Video based software Film based DVDs contain the same images 24 frames per second that are shown at movie theaters Video based DVDs such as television dramas or sit coms displays images at 30 frames or 60 fields per second Index CD Video Index VIDEO CD page 10 A number that divides a track into sections to easily locate the point you want on a CD or VIDEO CD Depending on the disc no index may be recorded Interlace format page 76 terlace format sho ws every other line of an image as a single field and is the standard method for displaying images on television The even number field shows the even numbered lines of an image and the odd numbered field shows the odd numbered lines of an image MPEG audio page 28 80 International standard coding system used to compress audio digital signals authorized by ISO IEC MPEG 1 conforms to up to 2 channel stereo MPEG 2 used on DVDs conforms to up to 7 1 channel surround Progressiv
24. appears in the LCD screen The following display appears few 2CH 3 Press down on the scroll key repeat edly to select MULTI for a multi channel playback area or 2CH for a 2 channel playback area The MULTI indicator in the front panel display lights up when playing a multi channel playback area Hint You can also select MULTI 2CH from the Control Menu page 14 Selecting a playback layer of hybrid Super Audio CD Some Super Audio CDs consist of an HD layer and a CD layer You can select the playback layer you want to listen to 1 Toggle the scroll key up or down while the player is stopped to display SACD CD in the LCD screen 2 Point the remote at the player and press down on the scroll key so that 7 appears in the LCD screen 3 Press down on the scroll key repeatedly to select SACD for an HD layer or CD for a CD layer When playing a CD layer the CD indicator in the front panel display lights up e For details about Super Audio CD discs see page 88 e Each play mode function works only within the selected layer or playback area Hint Playi ng Vi DEO CDs wit h To play without using PBC press K lt PP I or the number buttons while the player is stopped to P B F n t l n PBC PI k select a track then press C gt or ENTER C unctions c aybac Play without PBC appears on the TV screen and KA the player starts continuous p
25. can divide the screen into 9 subscreens and display the first scenes of titles chapters or tracks You can also play back from the selected title chapter or track After performing step 3 of Searching by Scene PICTURE NAVIGATION above select the scene using 4 gt and press ENTER Hint If there are more than 9 titles chapters or tracks V is displayed at the bottom right To display the additional titles chapters or tracks select the bottom right scene the position 9 and press To return to the previous scene select the top left scene the position 1 and press Setting and selecting a favorite scene Bookmark CTI LI You can have the player store specific portions of the disc in memory and play them immediately whenever you want Bookmark Up to 9 bookmarks per disc for a total of 300 discs can be stored in memory After performing step 3 of Searching by Scene PICTURE NAVIGATION above bookmarked scenes are displayed on a screen divided into 9 sections To set a bookmark During playback press BOOKMARK when you find a scene to be bookmarked To start playback from the bookmarked scene Select the bookmark using 4 9 then press ENTER To reset the bookmark After displaying bookmarks with the PICTURE NAVIGATION function select the bookmark you want to reset using T V gt then press CLEAR To reset all the bookmarks for the player Select
26. display appears CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL Custom parental control is already set To play enter your password and press ENTER 2 Enter your 4 digit password using the number buttons then press ENTER The player is ready for playback Hint If you forget your password enter the 6 digit number 199703 using the number buttons when the CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL display asks you for your password then press ENTER The display will ask you to enter a new 4 digit password Parental Control limited playback Ea Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can be limited according to a predetermined level such as the age of the users The PARENTAL CONTROL function allows you to set a playback limitation level suoljoun4 jeuomippy snoueA Buisn gt continued 7 D e VY ENTER DISPLAY Number buttons 1 Press DISPLAY while the player is stopped The Control Menu appears 2 Press 4 4 to select MG PARENTAL CONTROL then press ENTER The options for PARENTAL CONTROL appear STOP 18 34 DVD VIDEO i Bg ON PLAYER gt PASSWORD OFF 3 Press 1 4 to select PLAYER then press ENTER lf you have not entered a password The display for registering a new password appears PARENTAL CONTROL Enter a new 4 digit password then press ENTER Enter a 4 digit password using t
27. increments When the SIZE is not set to the default setting Set this between 15 dB and 5 dB in 0 5 dB increments For Super Audio CDs Set this between 10 dB and 10 dB in 0 5 dB increments LEVEL REAR Varies the level of the rear speakers Be sure to set TEST TONE to ON for easy adjustment The default adjustments are in parentheses L 0 dB Set this between 12 dB and 0 dB in 0 5 dB increments R 0 dB Set this between 12 dB and 0 dB in 0 5 dB increments To adjust the volume of all the speakers at one time Use the amplifier s receiver s volume control TEST TONE The speakers will emit a test tone Use this when you use the 5 1CH OUTPUT jacks and adjust the LEVEL FRONT and LEVEL REAR OFF The test tone is not emitted from the speakers ON The test tone is emitted from each speaker in sequence while adjusting level Adjusting the speaker volume and level 1 Select SPEAKER SETUP in the Setup Display 2 Select TEST TONE and set to ON You will hear the test tone from each speaker in sequence 3 From your listening position select LEVEL FRONT or LEVEL REAR and adjust the value using T The test tone is emitted from both left and right speakers simultaneously 4 Select TEST TONE and set to OFF to turn off the test tone The test tone s
28. is in standby mode press do RETURN ENTER and then Vo again Even if you select RESET under SETUP in the Control Menu page 74 the disc tray remains locked 35 Searching for a Particular Point on a Disc Search Shuttle mode Jog mode You can quickly locate a particular point on a disc by monitoring the picture or playing back slowly ee D JOG Qo shuttle Depending on the DVD VIDEO CD you may not be able to do some of the operations described Locating a point quickly Search CD CN A EXO KO A During playback keep pressing to locate a point in the playback direction or keep pressing to locate a point in the opposite direction When you find the point you want release the button to return to normal playback speed Using the click shuttle on the remote Shuttle mode CU CN MO Be ed LIT Turn the click shuttle on the remote The playback speed changes depending on the turning direction and degree of rotation as follows During playback FF2BB Fast forward faster than FFIP gt FFI PP Fast forward x2 gt DVD VIDEO Super Audio CD CD only PLAY Play normal speed x24 DVD VIDEO only FRI 44 Fast reverse FRI Fast reverse faster than FR1 lt lt If you turn the click shuttle quickly the playback speed goes to FF2 or FR2 lt 4 lt immediately During pause mode DVD VIDEO DVD RW VIDEO CD only SLOW 18 gt playback direction
29. password appears 2 Enter your 4 digit password using the number buttons then press ENTER The player starts playback Hint If you forget your password remove the disc and repeat steps to 3 of Parental Control limited playback When you are asked to enter your password enter 199703 using the number buttons then press ENTER The display will ask you to enter a new 4 digit password After you enter a new 4 digit password replace the disc in the player and press When the display for entering your password appears enter your new password e When you play discs which do not have the Parental Control function playback cannot be limited on this player e Depending on the disc you may be asked to change the parental control level while playing the disc In this case enter your password then change the level If the Resume Play mode is canceled the level returns to the previous level Area Code Standard Code number Argentina 2044 Australia 2047 Austria 2046 Belgium 2057 Brazil 2070 Canada 2079 Chile 2090 China 2092 Denmark 2115 Finland 2165 France 2174 Germany 2109 India 2248 Indonesia 2238 Italy 2254 Japan 2276 Korea 2304 Malaysia 2363 Mexico 2362 Netherlands 2376 New Zealand 2390 Norway 2379 Pakistan 2427 Philippines 2424 Portugal 2436 Russia 2489 Singapore 2501 Spain 2149 Sweden 2499 Sw
30. see the TV screen correctly and reset the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT SCAN SELECT switch to SELECTABLE gt gt gt Even if your TV is compatible with progressive format 525p signals the image may be affected when you set COMPONENT OUT to PROGRESSIVE In this case set COMPONENT OUT to INTERLACE gt You have selected VIDEO OFF page 34 gt You are playing a disc recorded in a colour system that is different from your TV Even though you set the aspect ratio in TV TYPE of SCREEN SETUP the picture does not fill the screen gt The aspect ratio of the disc is fixed on your DVD Sound There is no sound gt Re connect the connecting cord securely gt The connecting cord is damaged gt The player is connected to the wrong input jack on the amplifier receiver page 26 27 28 The amplifier receiver input is not correctly set The player is in pause mode or in Slow motion Play mode The player is in fast forward or fast reverse mode If the audio signal does not come through the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL jack check the audio settings page 78 Super Audio CD audio signals are not output from the digital jack While playing a Super VCD on which the audio track 2 is not recorded no sound will come out when you select 2 STEREO 21 1 or 2 2 R 7 VU H 4 4 Sound distortion occurs gt Set AUDIO ATT in A
31. when connecting the speaker with 5 1 CH OUTPUT jacks page 28 You can create two different Speaker Setup settings one for Super Audio CDs and one for all other types of discs When nothing is set in SUPER AUDIO CD the DVD setting you have set becomes effective when you play Super Audio CDs 1 Follow steps 1 through 4 of Using the Setup Display page 73 to select SPEAKERS SETUP in the Setup Display 2 Select DVD or SUPER AUDIO CD using 4 then press ENTER Example when DVD is selected SPEAKER SETUP DVD gt SUPER AUDIO CD SPEAKER SETUP DVD SIZE me ez DISTANCE a me LEVEL FRONT Li LEVEL REAR TESTTONE OFF FRONT LARGE CENTER LARGE REAR LARGE SUBWOOFER YES 3 Set the following items in the order that they are explained below The default settings are underlined To return to the default setting Select the item then press CLEAR Note that only the SIZE setting does not return to the default setting SIZE Selects the size of the speakers e FRONT LARGE Normally select this position SMALL Select this when the speaker cannot reproduce adequate bass frequencies CENTER LARGE Normally select this position SMALL Select this when the speaker cannot reproduce adequate bass frequencies NONE Select this if you do not connect a center speaker e
32. you watch a film on television the television displays every other line of the frame as a field thus reducing information level and the clarity of the film image RY ooo Sr Interlace pictures aa K This player solves this problem by increasing the speed at which the frames are displayed consecutively showing 3 identical frames followed by 2 identical frames in the time that it normally takes to show 2 consecutive frames The end result is that the 24 frames per second are increased to 60 frames per second which is the speed at which Progressive video signals are shown B RY S eae NE Converted progressive pictures Gi This not only allows film to be shown in a frame based format it also increases the clarity and sharpness which is unique to Progressive format images uopewaoyu EUOHIPPY gt continued 87 Progressive format NTSC page 76 Compared to the Interlace format that alternately shows every other line of an image field to create one frame the Progressive format shows the entire image at once as a single frame This means that while the Interlace format can show 30 frames 60 fields in one second the Progressive format can show 60 frames in one second The overall picture quality increases and still images text and horizontal lines appear sharper Scene page 10 On a VIDEO CD with P
33. 0 The longest section of a picture or music feature on a DVD movie etc in video software or the entire album in audio software 2 channel playback area Multi channel playback area Track page 10 Sections of a picture or a music feature on a CD or VIDEO CD the length of a song Specifications System Laser Semiconductor laser Signal format system NTSC PAL Audio characteristics Frequency response DVD VIDEO PCM 96 kHz 2 Hz to 44 kHz 44 kHz 2 dB 1 dB Super Audio CD 2 Hz to 100 kHz 50 kHz 3 dB 1 dB CD 2 Hz to 20 kHz 0 5 dB Harmonic distortion DVD VIDEO Super Audio CD 0 0012 CD 0 0016 Dynamic range DVD VIDEO Super Audio CD 103 dB CD 99 dB Wow and flutter Less than detected value 0 001 W PEAK Outputs Jack name Jack type Output level Load impedance AUDIO OUT 1 2 Phono jack 2 Vrms 10 kilohms DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL Optical output jack 18 dBm wave length 660 nm DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL Phono jack 0 5 Vp p 75 ohms 5 1CH OUTPUT Phono jack 2 Vrms 10 kilohms COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y Ps Cs Pr Cr Phono jack Y 1 0 Vp p P8 Cs Pr Cr interlace 0 648 Vp p progressive or interlace 0 7 Vp p 75 ohms BLACK LEVEL is ON BLACK LEVEL is OFF VIDEO OUT 1 2 Phono jack 1 0 Vp p 75 ohms S VIDEO OUT 1 2 4 pin mini DIN Y 1 0 Vp p C 0 3 Vp p PAL 0 286 Vp p NTSC 75 ohms General Power requirements 220V AC 60 Hz Power consumption 23 W Di
34. 14 e You can search for a chapter DVD VIDEO DVD RW or track Super Audio CD CD by pressing the number buttons and ENTER e You cannot search for a still picture on a DVD RW in VR mode e You cannot search for a scene on a DVD RW using the time code Searching by Scene PICTURE NAVIGATION You can divide the screen into 9 subscreens and find the desired scene quickly ha g BOOKMARK amp MTS amp PICTURE o sien S NAVI gt ENTER g 1 A RETURN CLEAR lle 1 Press PICTURE NAVI during playback The following display appears ESTITLE VIEWER _ ENTER 2 Press PICTURE NAVI repeatedly to select the item Refer to the explanations given for each item in the following sections TITLE VIEWER DVD VIDEO only e CHAPTER VIEWER DVD VIDEO only BOOKMARK DVD VIDEO VIDEO CD only TRACK VIEWER VIDEO CD only STROBE PLAYBACK DVD VIDEO VIDEO CD only e ANGLE VIEWER DVD VIDEO only gt continued 49 3 Press ENTER To return to normal play Press RETURN Hint You can also select PICTURE NAVIGATION from the Control Menu page 14 The PICTURE NAVIGATION is not available when playing Super VCDs Depending on the disc you may not be able to select all functions e The sound is muted when using this function Scanning the title chapter or track TITLE VIEWER CHAPTER VIEWER TRACK VIEWER DVD V LI You
35. 24 kHz Fs is 48 kHz or 48 kHz Fs is above 96 kHz SHARP Provides a wide frequency range and spatial feeling SLOW Provides smooth and warm sound There may be little effect by changing the digital filter depending on the disc or playback environment DOWNMIX DVD VIDEO DVD RW only Switches the method for mixing down to 2 channels when you play a DVD which has rear sound elements channels or is recorded in Dolby Digital or DTS format For details on the rear signal components see Displaying the audio information of the disc page 57 This function affects the output from the following jacks AUDIO OUT L R 1 2 jacks DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL jack when DOLBY DIGITAL and DTS are set to D PCM page 79 DOLBY SURROUND Select this when the player is connected to an audio component that conforms to Dolby Surround Pro Logic NORMAL Select this when the player is connected to an audio component that does not conform to Dolby Surround Pro Logic DIGITAL OUT Select this if audio signals are to be output via the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL jack ON Normally select this position When you select ON see To set the digital output signal for further settings OFF The influence of the digital circuit upon the analog circuit is minimal Super Audio CD audio signals are not outpu
36. 3 2 1 LS RS Currently playing programme format PCM MPEG DTS or DOLBY DIGITAL is displayed In the case of DOLBY DIGITAL the channels in the playing track are displayed by numbers as follows For Dolby Digital 5 1 ch Rear component 2 DOLBY DIGITAL vera Ge LFE Low Frequency Effect component 1 Front component 2 Center component 1 The letters in the program format display indicate the following sound components L Front left R Front right C Center LS Rear left RS Rear right S Rear monaural The rear component of the Dolby Surround processed signal and the Dolby Digital signal LFE Low Frequency Effect signal Hint When playing the Dolby Digital or DTS sound tracks LFE is enclosed in a dotted line when the LFE signal is not being output sjuawysn py punos 57 58 SURROUND M ode Settings CTI DE Tz cD DATA CD You can enjoy surround sound while playing discs recorded in the Dolby Surround Pro Logic format This function is available when you connect 4 or more speakers and set REAR in SIZE of SPEAKER SETUP to any setting other than NONE Scroll key _ e3 1 Toggle the scroll key up or down during playback to display SURROUND in the LCD screen 2 Point the remote at the player and press down on the scroll key s
37. BC playback control functions the menu screens moving pictures and still pictures are divided into sections called scenes Super Audio CD page 6 A Super Audio CD disc can reproduce sounds that are extremely faithful to the original sound by use of DSD Direct Stream Digital technology This technology utilizes a sampling frequency of 2 8224 MHz which is 64 times that of a conventional CD and 1 bit quantization that enables the disc to hold 4 times the amount of information that a standard PCM format CD can hold Super Audio CDs are divided into the following types e Super Audio CD single layer disc This disc consists of a single HD layer High density signal layer for the Super Audio CD HD high density layer e Super Audio CD dual layer disc This disc consists of dual HD layers and is capable of extended play over long periods Also as the dual layer disc consists of dual HD layers on one side only you do not have to turn the disc over during playback HD layer HD layer Super Audio CD CD Hybrid disc This disc consists of an HD layer and a CD layer Also as the dual layers are on one side only you do not have to turn the disc over during playback You can play the CD layer using a conventional CD player CD layer HD layer e 2 channel Multi channel Super Audio CD This disc consists of the 2 channel playback area and the multi channel playback area ey Title page 1
38. BWOOFER 1 8 Press 4Y to select whether or not you have connected a subwoofer 1 Q Press ENTER Quick Setup is finished All connections and setup operations are complete Enjoying the surround sound effects To enjoy the surround sound effects of this player or your amplifier receiver set the following items as described below for the audio connection you selected on pages 26 to 28 Gp through p Each of these is the default setting and does not need to be adjusted when you first connect the player Refer to page 73 for using the Setup Display Audio Connection pages 25 to 28 e No additional settings are needed e Set DOWNMIX to DOLBY SURROUND page 79 e Set DOWNMIX to DOLBY SURROUND page 79 Set DIGITAL OUT to ON page 79 D 1 Set DISTANCE LEVEL FRONT and LEVEL REAR according to the connected speakers page 81 Hints For connections GD Set 48kHz 96kHz PCM to 96kHz 24bit only if you connect an amplifier receiver that conforms to the 96 kHz sampling frequency page 80 For connections CE GP GD If the sound distorts even when the volume is turned down set AUDIO ATT to ON page 78 sdnyooH 33 34 Playing Discs Playing Discs EX CTI To EXT KI DATA CD Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD some operations may be different or restricted Refer to the operating instruct
39. EMO INPUT display Labeling the Disc DZ appears To EXD Boy DISC MEMO INPUT You can label a disc if no text is recorded on the disc Disc Memo ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWX You can put a personal title of up to 20 MADI Do Sa FIER ee characters on the disc The Disc Memo can be anything you like such as a title musician s name category or date of purchase 5 Select a character by pressing V gt or by turning the click shuttle The selected character changes the Scroll key colour lt gt 6 Press ENTER e 4 5 DISC MEMO INPUT Click shuttle ENTER B DISPLAY ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWX YZ 0123456789 lt gt _ CLEAR o 7 Repeat steps 5 and 6 to input other characters suoljoun jeuomippy snoueA Buisn 8 When you have entered all the characters for a Disc Memo 2 Press DISPLAY select SAVE by pressing 1 The Control Menu appears and press ENTER The Disc Memo is stored 1 Insert the disc you want to label 3 Press 1 4 to select d TIME MEMO and press ENTER To turn off the display DISC MEMO INPUT appears Paes RETURN _ Per PLAY To erase a character Es DVD VIDEO DISC MEMO INPUT 1 Press Kk or PI to move the cursor to the character you want to erase 2 Press CLEAR gt continued 5 66 To insert or overwrite a character 1 Press Kd or PI to move the cursor to the insertion point or the character you want to correct
40. ER Selecting ORIGINAL or PLAY LIST on a DVD RW EXT Some DVD RW in VR Video Recording mode have two types of titles for playback originally recorded titles ORIGINAL and titles that can be created on recordable DVD players for editing PLAY LIST You can select the type of titles to be played ENTER DISPLAY 1 Press DISPLAY while the player is stopped The Control Menu appears 2 Press NW to select Ex ORIGINAL PLAY LIST then press ENTER The options for ORIGINAL PLAY LIST appear TAT STOP 18 34 DVD RW PLAY LIST PLAY LIST ORIGINAL 3 Press T V to select the setting PLAY LIST plays the titles created from ORIGINAL for editing e ORIGINAL plays the titles originally recorded 4 press ENTER To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off sosiq fur eld 39 40 Selecting a Playback Area for a Super Audio CD Ex Scroll key Selecting a playback area on a 2 channel Multi channel Super Audio CD Some Super Audio CDs consist of a 2 channel playback area and a multi channel playback area You can select the playback area you want to listen to 1 Toggle the scroll key up or down while the player is stopped to display MULTI 2CH in the LCD screen 2 Point the remote at the player and press down on the scroll key so that gt
41. Hints To play from the beginning of the disc press I twice then press D gt e For DVD RWs in VR mode CDs Super Audio CDs and DATA CDs the player remembers the resume playback point for the current disc unless the disc tray is opened the power cord is disconnected or only for DATA CDs the player enters standby mode gt continued 37 38 e MULTI DISC RESUME in CUSTOM SETUP must be set to ON default for this function to work page 77 e The resume playback point for the current disc is cleared when you change the play mode you change the settings on the Setup Display e Resume Play does not work during Shuffle Play and Programme Play This function may not work with some discs Using the DVD s Menu DVD V A DVD is divided into long sections of a picture or a music feature called titles When you play a DVD which contains several titles you can select the title you want using the TOP MENU button When you play DVDs that allow you to select items such as the language for the subtitles and the language for the sound select these items using the MENU button ENS TOP MENU _ 7 T mewu Number buttons 1 Press TOP MENU or MENU The disc s menu appears on the TV screen The contents of the menu vary from disc to disc 2 Press 4 gt or the number buttons to select the item you want to play or change 3 Press ENT
42. OUND DIGITAL OUT ON DOLBY DIGITAL D PCM MPEG PCM DTS D PCM 48kHz 96kHz PCM D PCM DTS 1 Press IV to select the type of DTS signal sent to your amplifier receiver gt continued 31 Choose the item that matches the audio connection you selected on pages 26 to 28 GP through e D PCM page 80 e DTS only if the amplifier receiver has a DTS decoder page 80 1 3 press ENTER When DIGITAL OUTPUT is selected in step 9 e Quick Setup is finished and connections are complete o If your AV amplifier receiver has an MPEG audio decoder set MPEG to MPEG page 80 When DIGITAL amp 5 1CH OUTPUT is selected in step 9 e The Setup Display for SPEAKER SETUP appears 1 Apress dIt to select the size of the center speaker If no center speaker is connected select NONE page 81 SPEAKER SETUP DVD SIZE DISTANCE LEVEL FRONT LEVEL REAR TEST TONE FRONT CENTER REAR SUBWOOFER 1 5 Press ENTER REAR is selected SPEAKER SETUP DVD SIZE ms DISTANCE 4 G LEVEL FRONT OFF 3 LEVEL REAR TEST TONE FRONT CENTER REAR SUBWOOFER 1 Gpress IY to select the size of the rear speakers 32 If no rear speaker is connected select NONE 17 Press ENTER SUBWOOFER is selected SPEAKER SETUP DVD SIZE DISTANCE LEVEL FRONT LEVEL REAR TEST TONE FRONT CENTER REAR SU
43. On cleaning Clean the cabinet panel and controls with a soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild detergent solution Do not use any type of abrasive pad scouring powder or solvent such as alcohol or benzine On cleaning discs Do not use a commercially available cleaning disc It may cause a malfunction IMPORTANT NOTICE Caution This player is capable of holding a still video image or on screen display image on your television screen indefinitely If you leave the still video image or on screen display image displayed on your TV for an extended period of time you risk permanent damage to your television screen Projection televisions are especially susceptible to this If you have any questions or problems concerning your player please consult your nearest Sony dealer Table of Contents WARNING urnes hveteen cea dade asec nevi ein cones 2 Welcome l Acess sinnis rsson sar iia arani ENEs iA aS 2 Precautions as ADOUTINIS MANUAl Sz ccsseces sepccssetees ccc scecsustcacseccseieeceiszncdseshened tesessaigeenserecaes aii iaa 6 This Player Can Play the Following DISCS ieee eee eee tee teeteeeteeeeees 6 Notes about the Discs index to Pants angi OMmtols aissa aa a ae EAE EERTE 9 Guide to the Remote Control LCD Screen 13 Guide to the Control Menu Display sesseseesessreererrerrsrrsreernrrueenrrurnerrnrnnrrneerne 14 Simple Start Gide sssssussorancsngunnrancussamnarasenaaantass
44. UDIO SETUP to ON page 78 The sound volume is low gt The sound volume is low on some DVDs The sound volume may improve if you set AUDIO DRC to TV MODE page 78 gt Set AUDIO ATT in AUDIO SETUP to OFF page 78 uopewaoju EUOHIPPY gt continued 83 84 The surround effect is difficult to hear when you are playing a Dolby Digital DTS or MPEG audio sound track gt Check the speaker connections and setting page 28 30 80 gt The 5 1 channel sound is not recorded on the disc being played The sound comes from the center speaker only gt Depending on the disc the sound may come from the center speaker only Operation The remote does not function gt The batteries in the remote are weak gt There are obstacles between the remote and the player gt The distance between the remote and the player is too far gt The remote is not pointed at the remote sensor on the player gt The COMMAND MODE setting on the remote does not match the setting on the player page 18 The disc does not play The disc is turned over Insert the disc with the playback side facing down on the disc tray The disc is skewed The player cannot play certain discs page 6 The region code on the DVD does not match the player Moisture has condensed inside the player page 3 The player cannot play DVD Rs DVD RWs CD Rs or CD RWs t
45. ala 1327 Laothian 1332 Lithuanian 1334 Latvian Lettish 1345 Malagasy 1347 Maori 1349 Macedonian 1350 Malayalam 1352 Mongolian 1353 Moldavian 1356 Marathi 1357 Malay 1358 Maltese 1363 Burmese 1365 Nauru 1369 Nepali 1376 Dutch 1379 Norwegian 1393 Occitan 1403 Afan Oromo 1408 Oriya 1417 Punjabi 1428 Polish 1435 Pashto Pushto Portuguese Quechua Rhaeto Romance Kirundi Romanian Russian Kinyarwanda Sanskrit Sindhi Sangho Serbo Croatian Singhalese Slovak Slovenian 1436 1463 1481 1482 1483 1489 1491 1495 1498 1501 1502 1503 1505 1506 1507 Samoan 1508 Shona 1509 Somali 1511 Albanian 1512 Serbian 1513 Siswati 1514 Sesotho 1515 Sundanese 1516 Swedish 1517 Swahili 1521 Tamil 1525 Telugu 1527 Tajik 1528 Thai 1529 Tigrinya 1531 Turkmen 1532 Tagalog 1534 Setswana 1535 Tonga 1538 Turkish 1539 Tsonga 1540 Tatar 1543 Twi 1557 Ukrainian 1564 Urdu 1572 Uzbek 1581 Vietnamese 1587 Volap k 1613 Wolof 1632 Xhosa 1665 Yoruba 1684 Chinese 1697 Zulu 1703 Not specified Index Numerics 16 9 75 4 3 LETTER BOX 75 4 3 OUTPUT 76 4 3 PAN SCAN 75 48kHz 96kHz PCM 80 5 1 Channel Surround 23 28 525p 76 A A B REPEAT 47 ADVANCED 54 Album 42 ANGLE 59 ANGLE VIEWER 51 AUDIO 56 74 AUDIO ATT 78 AUDIO DRC 78 AUDIO FILTER 79 AUDIO SETUP 78 AUTO 77 AUTO PLAY 77 B BACKGROUND 75 Batteries 17 BLACK LEVEL 76 BOOKMARK 50 BOOKMARK RESET 78 C CD 34 CD DIRECT 78
46. alance e GAMMA Adjusts the brightness of selected areas See Adjusting the brightness of selected areas Gamma Correction page 63 for details Press VIDEO CONTROL repeatedly to select MEMORY then press ENTER The DVE adjustment bar appears DVE SOFE RSR SOHI 2 Press to adjust the outline then press ENTER The adjustment is saved and the BNR adjustment bar appears 3 Repeat step 2 to adjust BNR and the other items such as Y NR and CNR 4 When you reach the GAMMA adjustment bar press v Video Control display appears To go to Video Control display 2 press again You can check all the adjustments other than GAMMA Video Control display DVE Gime 1 2 3 SOFT BNR Om 1 23 Y NR aooo OFF CNR E OFF CHROMA DELAY 0 1 2 AV ALIGNMENT 120ms CID Video Control display 2 PROGRESSIVE1 FILM VIDEO 4 PROGRESSIVE2 STILL MOVE 0 PICTURE 0 BRIGHTNESS 0 COLOR 0 HUE 0 We RESET To turn off the display Press 6 RETURN lt Hints e To reset the picture items to the default values press gt after step 4 to select RESET in Video Control display 2 and press ENTER e You can skip the adjustment without saving by pressing 4 in step 2 Video based software such as TV drama animation and live music software are more adequately processed under the video based conversion Film bas
47. ammed titles chapters and tracks are displayed in the selected order 5 Press gt to start Programme Play Programme Play begins When the programme ends you can restart the same programme again by pressing D gt To return to normal play Press CLEAR during playback To turn off the display Press PROGRAM repeatedly until the display is turned off To change or cancel a programme 1 Press PROGRAM 2 Select the programme number of the title chapter or track you want to change or cancel using or the number buttons and press 3 Follow step 3 of Creating your own programme Programme Play page 44 for new programming To cancel a programme select under T then press ENTER To cancel all the titles chapters or tracks in the programmed order 1 Press PROGRAM 2 Press and select ALL CLEAR 3 Press ENTER Hints e You can do Repeat Play or Shuffle Play of the programmed titles chapters or tracks During Programme Play follow the steps of Repeat Play page 46 or Shuffle Play page 45 You can select PROGRAM from the Control Menu page 14 When playing Super VCDs the total time of the programmed tracks does not appear on the screen sosiq fur eld Playing in random order Shuffle Play 2 LA EX El You can have the player shuffle titles chapters or tracks Subsequent shuffling may produce a different playing order amp
48. cks on the player See page 87 for more information about the different types INTERLACE Select this when you are connected to a standard interlace format TV PROGRESSIVE Select this when you have a TV that can accept progressive signals NTSC only To switch the video signal format If you have selected PROGRESSIVE for a TV that does not accept signals in progressive format or if the software s video signals are not suited for progressive video signal conversion view the image in Interlace format 1 Set the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT SCAN SELECT switch on the rear panel of the player to INTERLACE 2 Set COMPONENT OUT to INTERLACE 3 Reset the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT SCAN SELECT switch to SELECTABLE Normally leave the switch in this position when using the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks PROGRESSIVE does not work for PAL signals Even if you set COMPONENT OUT to PROGRESSIVE the output signal is automatically switched to interlace format for PAL signals When PROGRESSIVE is selected in COMPONENT OUT e 4 3 OUTPUT Adjust this when you watch progressive signals on a standard 4 3 aspect ratio television If you can change the aspect ratio on your progressive format 525p compatible TV change the setting on your TV not the player FULL Select this when you can change the aspect ratio on your TV NORMAL _ Select this when you canno
49. commended that you create albums of no more than two trees e Depending on the software you use to create the DATA CD the playback order may differ from the illustration above e The playback order above may not be applicable if there are more than a total of 999 albums and tracks in the DATA CD e The player can recognize up to 499 albums the player will count just albums including albums that do not contain MP3 audio tracks The player will not play any albums beyond the first 499 albums Of the first 499 albums the player will play no more than a combined total of 999 albums and tracks sosiq fur eld 43 44 Various Play Mode Functions Programme Play Shuffle Play Repeat Play A B Repeat Play You can set the following play modes e Programme Play page 44 Shuffle Play page 45 e Repeat Play page 46 e A B Repeat Play page 47 The play mode is canceled when you open the disc tray the player enters standby mode by pressing Ve Creating your own programme Programme Play EZ KA EXA cD You can play the contents of a disc in the order you want by arranging the order of the titles chapters or tracks on the disc to create your own programme You can programme up to 99 titles chapters and tracks PROGRAM Sol OG gt L Mt ENTER Number buttons CLEAR e0 Press PROGRAM The display for programming appears TRACK
50. corded with multilingual tracks you can also change the language With CDs DATA CDs or VIDEO CDs you can select the sound from the right or left channel and listen to the sound of the selected channel through both the right and left speakers For example when playing a disc containing a song with the vocals on the right channel and the instruments on the left channel you can hear the instruments from both speakers by selecting the left channel Scroll key VY DISPLAY le 1 Toggle the scroll key up or down during playback to display AUDIO in the LCD screen 2 Point the remote at the player and press down on the scroll key so that appears in the LCD screen The following display appears DOI T ENGLISH 3 Press down on the scroll key repeatedly to select one of the audio options When playing a DVD VIDEO Depending on the DVD VIDEO the choice of language varies When 4 digits are displayed they indicate a language code Refer to Language Code List on page 90 to see which language the code represents When the same language is displayed two or more times the DVD VIDEO is recorded in multiple audio formats When playing a DVD RW The types of sound tracks recorded on a disc are displayed The default setting is underlined Example e 1 MAIN main sound e 1 SUB sub sound e 1 MAIN SUB main and sub sound When playing a VIDEO CD CD or DATA CD MP3 audio The de
51. ct QUICK under SETUP in the Control Menu to run Quick Setup page 74 Press ENTER without inserting a disc The Setup Display for selecting the aspect ratio of the TV to be connected appears SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE 16 9 SCREEN SAVER 16 9 BACKGROUND 4 3 LETTER BOX BLACK LEVEL 4 3 PAN SCAN BLACK LEVEL component our OFF COMPONENT OUT INTERLACE 4 3 OUTPUT FULL 5 Press 4 4 to select the setting that matches your TV type lf you have a wide screen TV or a 4 3 standard TV with a wide screen mode e 16 9 page 75 lf you have a 4 3 standard TV e 4 3 LETTER BOX or 4 3 PAN SCAN page 75 Press ENTER The Setup Display for selecting the type of video signal appears SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE 16 9 SCREEN SAVER ON BACKGROUND JACKET PICTURE BLACK LEVEL OFF BLACK LEVEL COMPONENT our OFF COMPONENT OUT INTERLACE 4 3 OUTPUT INTERLACE PROGRESSIVE 7 Press 1 4 to select the type of signals you wish to output to your TV Select PROGRESSIVE only if you have made video pattern page 21 and wish to view progressive video signals Interlace format TV standard TV e INTERLACE page 76 Progressive format TV NTSC only e PROGRESSIVE page 76 8 Press ENTER The Setup Display for selecting the type of jack used to connect your amplifier receiver appears Is this player connected to an amplifier receiver Select the type o
52. ctly E XX To prevent a malfunction xx is a number the player has performed the self diagnosis function gt Contact your nearest Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility and give the 5 character service number Example E 61 10 UOEUHIOQUI EUOHIPPY 85 86 Glossary Chapter page 10 Sections of a picture or a music feature that are smaller than titles A title is composed of several chapters Depending on the disc no chapters may be recorded Dolby Digital page 28 79 Digital audio compression technology developed by Dolby Laboratories This technology conforms to 5 1 channel surround sound The rear channel is stereo and there is a discrete subwoofer channel in this format Dolby Digital provides the same 5 1 discrete channels of high quality digital audio found in Dolby Digital cinema audio systems Good channel separation is realized because all of the channel data are recorded discretely and little deterioration is realized because all channel data processing is digital Dolby Surround Pro Logic page 27 Audio signal processing technology that Dolby Laboratories developed for surround sound When the input signal contains a surround component the Pro Logic process outputs the front centre and rear signals The rear channel is monaural DTS page 28 80 Digital audio compression technology that Digital Theater Systems Inc developed This technology conforms to 5
53. d on the disc Changing the Angles DVD V If various angles multi angles for a scene are recorded on the DVD VIDEO ANGLE appears in the front panel display This means that you can change the viewing angle Scroll key ll 1 Toggle the scroll key up or down during playback to display ANGLE in the LCD screen 2 Point the remote at the player and press down on the scroll key so that gt appears in the LCD screen The following display appears EN 2 3 Press down on the scroll key repeatedly to select an angle The scene changes to the selected angle Hints e You can display all the angles on a screen divided into 9 sections and start playback directly from the chosen angle The angles are displayed page 51 e You can also select ANGLE from the Control Menu page 14 s mo w BuiAolug 59 60 Displaying the Subtitles CI ETAT If subtitles are recorded on the discs you can change the subtitles or turn them on and off whenever you want while playing a DVD Scroll key 1 Toggle the scroll key up or down during playback to display SUBTITLE in the LCD screen 2 Point the remote at the player and press down on the scroll key so that gt appears in the LCD screen The following display appears ENGLISH 3 Press down on the scroll key repeatedly to select a setting When playing a DVD VIDEO Select the language Depend
54. dio tracks recorded in the following sampling frequencies 32kHz 44 1kHz 48kHz The playback order may be different from the edited order See The playback order of MP3 audio tracks for details page 43 Selecting an album and track Press MENU The list of MP3 albums recorded on the DATA CD appears 1 30 ROCK BEST HIT KARAOKE JAZZ R amp B MY FAVORITE SONGS CIPANSISIICYANE SALSA OF CUBA BOSSANOVA v 2 Select an album using T and press ENTER The list of tracks contained in the album appears 3 Select a track using T and press ENTER The selected track starts playing When a track or album is being played its title is shaded To go to the next or previous page Press gt or To return to the previous display Press 6 RETURN To turn off the display Press MENU e Only the letters in the alphabet and numbers can be used for album or track names Anything else is displayed as ID3 tags cannot be displayed About MP3 audio tracks You can play MP3 audio tracks on CD ROMs CD Rs or CD RWs However the discs must be recorded according to ISO9660 level 1 level 2 or Joliet format for the player to recognize the tracks You can also play discs recorded in Multi Session See the instructions of the CD R RW device or recording software not supplied for details on the recording format To play a Multi Session CD This play
55. disc is playing press DM to stop playback 2 Press DISPLAY while the player is stopped The Control Menu appears 3 Press 1 4 to select ES PARENTAL CONTROL then press ENTER The options for PARENTAL CONTROL appear 12 27 STOP 18 34 DVD VIDEO 1 162266 ON gt PLAYER gt PASSWORD gt _ OFF Press 4 4 to select ON then press ENTER If you have not entered a password The display for registering a new password appears PARENTAL CONTROL Enter a new 4 digit password then press ENTER Enter a 4 digit password using the number buttons then press ENTER The display for confirming the password appears When you have already registered a password The display for entering the password appears PARENTAL CONTROL Enter password then press ENTER Enter or re enter your 4 digit password using the number buttons then press ENTER Custom parental control is set appears and then the screen returns to the Control Menu To turn off the Custom Parental Control function 1 Follow steps 1 through 3 of Custom Parental Control 2 Press 4 4 to select OFF then press ENTER 3 Enter your 4 digit password using the number buttons then press ENTER To play a disc for which Custom Parental Control is set 1 Insert the disc for which Custom Parental Control is set The CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL
56. e If you want to use the Dolby Digital MPEG audio or DTS decoder function on your AV amplifier receiver connect to its digital jack using With the following connections you can enjoy a more realistic audio presence in the comfort of your own home CD DVD player to DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL or OPTICAL to 5 1CH NS D 1 2 OUTPUT PCM DTS MPEG DOLBY DIGITAL COAXIAL OPTICAL Optical digital cord not supplied Remove jack cap before connecting Stereo sudio cord not supplied Coaxial digital cord not supplied Monaural audio cord not supplied tnt Speakers to coaxial or optical digital input Speakers AV amplifier receiver having 5 1ch inputs or and a decoder Center Subwoofer Signal flow Gp Connecting to the 5 1ch input jacks You can enjoy 5 1ch surround sound using the internal Dolby Digital MPEG audio DTS or Super Audio CD Multi decoder of this player Note that 7 1 channel MPEG signals are mixed down to 5 1 channel signals CB Connecting to a digital jack This connection will allow you to use the Dolby Digital MPEG audio or DTS decoder function of your AV amplifier receiver You are not able to enjoy the surround sound effects of this player Hints e For connection CD 22 For correct speaker location refer to the operating instructions of the connected components To enhance the sou
57. e conversion method NTSC page 61 e Video based software conversion Video shows an image by alternately displaying every other line of an image field at 30 frames 60 fields per second Interlace format The Interlace format displays 30 frames 60 fields per second by displaying every other line of the image causing scanning lines to appear across the image Furthermore since only half of the image is shown at once the amount of information contained in an image is limited The Progressive format displays 60 entire frames per second The player accomplishes this by converting each field into a frame by using either a field based conversion method or a frame based conversion method The appropriate method is automatically selected by the player according to the movement of the images on the screen If the movement on the screen is slow the frame based conversion method borrows adjacent field information to fill in the missing information If the movement on the screen is rapid the field based conversion method creates the missing information by predicting the movement of the images on the screen from field to field The end result is an image that is higher in quality when compared to the Interlace format Interlace pictures ska Soe Converted progressive pictures e Film based software conversion Film shows an image by displaying an entire image at 24 frames per second When
58. e for DVD DVD RW RWs in VR Video Recording mode Functions available for VIDEO CDs or CD Rs CD RWs in video CD format Functions available for Super Audio CDs Functions available for music CDs or CD Rs CD RWSs in music CD format Functions available for DATA DATA CD CDs CD ROMs CD Rs CD RWs containing MP3 audio tracks MP3 MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3 is a standard format defined by ISO MPEG which compresses audio data This Player Can Play the Following Discs Format of discs DVD VIDEO page 86 VIDEO DVD RW page 86 cy RW Super Audio CD OA page 88 SUPER AUDIO CD VIDEO CD dieg DIGITAL VIDEO VIDEO Music CD compact DIGITAL AUDIO DVD VIDEO and DVD RW are trademarks Region code The player has a region code printed on the rear panel and only will play DVD VIDEOs playback only labelled with identical region codes This system is used to protect copyrights DVD VIDEOs labeled player L also play on this If you try to play any other DVD VIDEO the message Playback prohibited by area limitations will appear on the TV screen Depending on the DVD VIDEO no region code indication may be labelled even though playing the DVD VIDEO is prohibited by area restrictions Region code Example of discs that the player cannot play The player cannot play the following discs All CD ROMs including PHOTO
59. ed software such as movies are better processed under the film based conversion e If the outlines of the images on your screen should become blurred set BNR to OFF e Depending on the disc or the scene being played the BNR Y NR or C NR effect may be hard to discern e Depending on the disc or the scene being played noise found in the disc may become more apparent If this happens it is recommended that you use the BNR function with the DVE function If the condition still does not improve reduce the DVE level or select SOFT DVD only Some DVDs contain both video based and film based sections For example a DVD may contain a movie taken on film and a Making of sequence taken on video e If the progressive format image becomes unclear or unnatural when MEMORY is set to PROGRESSIVE 1 or PROGRESSIVE 2 try viewing with PROGRESSIVE 1 set to VIDEO If this does not improve the picture view the images in Interlace format though the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks page 76 or switch to another jack The values set for DVE and BNR in MEMORY are valid even if you select STANDARD DYNAMIC 1 DYNAMIC 2 CINEMA 1 or CINEMA 2 Adjusting the brightness of selected areas Gamma Correction Depending on your TV or viewing environment images on the screen may lose definition when a certain area of the image is
60. er can play Multi Session CDs when an MP3 audio track is located in the first session Any subsequent MP3 audio tracks recorded in the later sessions can also be played back When audio tracks and images in music CD format or video CD format are recorded in the first session only the first session will be played back e If you put the extension MP3 to data not in MP3 format the player cannot recognize the data properly and will generate a loud noise which could damage your speaker system The player cannot play audio tracks in MP3PRO format The playback order of MP3 audio tracks The playback order of albums and tracks recorded on a DATA CD is as follows Structure of disc contents Tree 1 Tree2 Tree3 Tree4 Tree5 When you insert a DATA CD and press D gt the numbered tracks are played sequentially from through Any sub albums tracks contained within a currently selected album take priority over the next album in the same tree Example contains so is played before When you press MENU and the list of MP3 albums appears page 42 the albums are arranged in the following order gt Q Albuns that do not contain tracks such as album do not appear in the list Hints e If you add numbers 01 02 03 etc to the front of the track file names the tracks will be played in that order e Since a disc with many trees takes longer to start playback it is re
61. er or index to be played CU ETUI ET ALBUM page 42 Selects the album to be played DATA CD TRACK page 48 Selects the track to be played EXD KO EUX INDEX page 48 Selects the index to be played EXD a ORIGINAL PLAY LIST page 39 Selects the type of titles to be played the ORIGINAL one or an edited PLAY LIST DVD RW TIME TEXT page 48 TIME MEMO page 48 65 Checks the elapsed time and the remaining playback time Input the time code for picture and music searching Displays the DVD Super Audio CD CD text or the DATA CD s track name Allows you to name a disc or displays the label Disc Memo you assigned to the disc ce HEHE CDN CI NO EXO KO EXO Ben MULTI 2CH page 40 Selects the playback area on Super Audio CDs when available SA CD g AUDIO page 56 Changes the audio setting w CI a KO EU SUBTITLE page 60 Displays the subtitles Changes the subtitle language CU ETUI i ANGLE page 59 Changes the angle DVD V i SURROUND page 58 Selects the surround functions DW CI a KO EUX iami ADVANCED page 54 Displays the information bit rate or layer of the disc currently playing EX ETAT qa PARENTAL CONTROL page 66 Sets to prohibit playback on this player DOW To EXO KA gt continued 15 e a SETUP page 73 QUICK Setup page 30 Use Quick Setup to choose the desired language of the on screen display the aspect ratio of t
62. etting DIMMER in CUSTOM SETUP to OFF To turn off the front panel display page 77 Toggle the scroll key up or down to display FL ON OFF in the LCD screen Then point the remote to the player and press down on the scroll key so that appears in the LCD screen When the front panel display turns off the FL OFF indicator lights up on the player Rear panel 1 DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL jack 26 6 COMMAND MODE switch 1 2 3 27 28 18 2 DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL jack 26 Z COMPONENT VIDEO OUT SCAN 27 28 SELECT switch 76 3 AUDIO OUT L R 1 2 jacks 25 26 8 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT 27 Y Ps Cs Pe Cr jacks 21 4 5 1CH OUTPUT jacks 28 9 S VIDEO OUT 1 2 jacks 21 5 AC IN terminal 17 10 VIDEO OUT 1 2 jacks 21 gt continued 11 12 Remote IN SICILE 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 U TV DVD switch 71 OPEN CLOSE but
63. f jack you are using AUDIO OUTPUT L R DIGITAL OUTPUT DIGITAL amp 5 1CH OUTPUT 9 Press T V to select the type of jack if any you are using to connect to an amplifier receiver then press ENTER Choose the item that matches the audio connection you selected on pages 25 to 28 C through PA e If you connect just a TV and nothing else select NO Quick Setup is finished and connections are complete D O e Select AUDIO OUTPUT L R Quick Setup is finished and connections are complete e Select DIGITAL OUTPUT The Setup Display for DOLBY DIGITAL appears GD or both GD and GD e Select DIGITAL amp 5 1CH OUTPUT The Setup Display for DOLBY DIGITAL appears sdnyooH 1 Opress TIY to select the type of Dolby Digital signal you wish to send to your amplifier receiver Choose the signal that matches the audio connection you selected on pages 26 to 28 GP through AUDIO SETUP AUDIO ATT OFF AUDIO DRC STANDARD AUDIO FILTER SHARP DOWNMIX DOLBY SURROUND DIGITAL OUT ON DOLBY DIGITAL D PCM MPEG D PCM DTS DOLBY DIGITAL 48kHz 96kHz PCM 48kHz 16bit e D PCM page 79 amp e DOLBY DIGITAL only if the amplifier receiver has a Dolby Digital decoder page 79 11 Press ENTER DTS is selected AUDIO SETUP AUDIO ATT OFF AUDIO DRC STANDARD AUDIO FILTER SHARP DOWNMIX DOLBY SURR
64. fault setting is underlined e STEREO The standard stereo sound 1 L The sound of the left channel monaural e 2 R The sound of the right channel monaural When playing a Super VCD The default setting is underlined e 1 STEREO The stereo sound of the audio track 1 e 1 1 L The sound of the left channel of the audio track 1 monaural e 1 2 R The sound of the right channel of the audio track 1 monaural 2 STEREO The stereo sound of the audio track 2 e 2 1 L The sound of the left channel of the audio track 2 monaural e 2 2 R The sound of the right channel of the audio track 2 monaural Hint You can also select AUDIO from the Control Menu page 14 e While playing a Super VCD on which the audio track is not recorded no sound will come out when you select 2 STEREO 2 1 L or 2 2 R e You cannot change the sound for Super Audio CDs Displaying the audio information of the disc DLW Press DISPLAY during playback to display the Control Menu Select AUDIO using M V The channels being played are displayed on the screen For example in Dolby Digital format multiple signals ranging from monaural to 5 1 channel signals can be recorded on a DVD VIDEO Depending on the DVD VIDEO the number of the recorded channels may differ Current audio format 12257 PLAY 18 34 DVD VIDEO Wo Ussesos 1 ENGLISH RO ORMA DOLBY DIGITAL
65. ghts up when the player outputs progressive Lights up when the player outputs signals 76 the signal in NTSC format Current audio signal 56 Disc type Playing status bw IH DO Digital PROGRESSIVE dts REPEAT 1 SHUFFLE PGM A B Current audio Current play Current title and Lights up when you can Playing time 53 signal 56 mode 44 chapter 53 change the angle 59 When playing back a VIDEO CD with Playback Control PBC 41 Lights up when the player outputs Lights up when the player outputs Disc type Playing status progressive signals 76 the signal in NTSC format Current play mode 44 Playing time 53 Current scene 53 When playing back a Super Audio CD CD DATA CD MP3 audio or VIDEO CD without PBC Lights up when the player outputs progressive signals 76 Lights up when playing the multi channel playback area Lights up when the player outputs Disc type Playing status on Super audio CDs the signal in NTSC format MULTI SHUFFLE PGM A B Lights upwhen Current play playing MP3 mode 44 Current track and audio tracks 42 index 53 Playing time 53 When playing the HD layer of Super Audio CDs Hint the disc type is not displayed You can turn off the front panel display by s
66. gnal flow The yellow plug is used for video signals page 21 Hint When connecting to a monaural TV use a stereo mono conversion cord not supplied Connect the AUDIO OUT L R 1 2 jacks to the TV s audio input jack to audio input sdnyooH TV gt continued 25 GP Connecting to a stereo amplifier receiver and 2 speakers Connecting to an MD deck or DAT deck If the stereo amplifier receiver has audio input jacks L and R only use p If the amplifier receiver has a digital input jack or when connecting to an MD deck or DAT deck use Gp In this case you can also connect the player directly to the MD deck or DAT deck without using your stereo amplifier receiver CD DVD player c Coaxial digital B 12 DIGITAL OUT cord not supplied a Sie ho PCM DTS MPEG DOLBY DIGITAL to DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL or OPTICAL J N to AUDIO OUT L R 1 or 2 Optical digital cord not supplied Remove jack cap B B red before connecting FA E B 3 to coaxial or optical digital l U to audio input input J 4 4 J Speakers Stereo amplifier receiver Front R MD deck DAT deck Signal flow In connection MB you can use the supplied audio video cord instead of using a separate Super Audio CD audio signals are not output from stereo audio cord the digital jack To realize better surround sound effects make sure that your listening positio
67. hat are not finalized page 7 4 VU Lt The MP3 audio track cannot be played page 42 gt The DATA CD is not recorded in the MP3 format that conforms to ISO 9660 Level 1 Level 2 or Joliet The MP3 audio track does not have the extension MP3 The data is not formatted in MP3 even though it has the extension MP3 The data is not MPEG1 Audio Layer 3 data The player cannot play audio tracks in MP3PRO format ZE E TH Copyright lock appears and the screen turns blue when playing a DVD RW disc gt Images taken from digital broadcasts etc may contain copy protection signals such as complete copy protection signals single copy signals and restriction free signals When images that contain copy protection signals are played a blue screen may appear instead of the images It may take a while when looking for playable images The title of the MP3 audio album or track is not correctly displayed gt The player can only display numbers and alphabet Other characters are displayed as u The disc does not start playing from the beginning gt Programme Play Shuffle Play Repeat Play or A B Repeat Play has been selected page 44 gt Resume play has taken effect page 37 The player starts playing the disc automatically gt The disc features an auto playback function gt AUTO PLAY in CUSTOM SETUP is set to ON page 77 Playback st
68. he number buttons then press ENTER 68 The display for confirming the password appears When you have already registered a password The display for entering the password appears PARENTAL CONTROL Enter password then press ENTER Enter or re enter your 4 digit password using the number buttons then press ENTER The display for setting the playback limitation level appears PARENTAL CONTROL LEVEL OFF STANDARD USA Press 1 4 to select STANDARD then press ENTER The selection items for STANDARD are displayed PARENTAL CONTROL LEVEL OFF STANDARD USA USA OTHERS gt Press T to select a geographic area as the playback limitation level then press ENTER The area is selected When you select OTHERS select and enter a standard code in the table on page 69 using the number buttons Press to select LEVEL then press ENTER The selection items for LEVEL are displayed PARENTAL CONTROL LEVEL STANDARD 8 Select the level you want using 7 4 then press ENTER Parental Control setting is complete PARENTAL CONTROL LEVEL 4 PG13 STANDARD USA The lower the value the stricter the limitation To turn off the Parental Control function Set LEVEL to OFF in step 8 To play a disc for which Parental Control is set 1 Insert the disc and press D gt The display for entering your
69. he TV the audio output signal and the size of the speakers you are connecting CUSTOM Setup In addition to the Quick Setup setting you can adjust various other settings RESET Returns the settings in SETUP to the default setting m CI MO EXO A EXO Eh PROGRAM page 44 Selects the title chapter or track to play in the order you want ET MO EXO KI A SHUFFLE page 45 Plays the title chapter or track in random order DVD V VD SA CD cD REPEAT page 46 track album repeatedly Plays the entire disc all titles all tracks all albums repeatedly or one title chapter CN GE M EXO KO EUX Specifies the parts you want to play repeatedly DW EX To EXO KA 1 A B REPEAT page 47 15 VIDEO CONTROL page 61 sharpness and many others Adjusts the video signal from the player in various ways Select the setting that suits the program you are watching Or make detailed adjustments to each element of the picture qualities such as brightness colour noise a PICTURE NAVIGATION page 49 Divides the screen into 9 subscreens to help you find the scene you want quickly The Control Menu icon indicator lights up in green r gt CG when you select any item except OFF SURROUND PROGRAM SHUFFLE REPEAT A B REPEAT only The ANGLE indicator lights up in green only when the angles can be changed The VIDEO CONTROL i
70. huttle mode 36 SIZE 81 SPEAKER SETUP 80 Speakers Hooking up 28 STROBE PLAYBACK 51 SUBTITLE 60 74 Super Audio CD 6 40 88 SURROUND 23 58 gt continued 91 T TEST TONE 82 TIME MEMO 48 65 TIME TEXT 48 52 TITLE 48 Title 88 TITLE VIEWER 50 TOP MENU 38 TRACK 48 Track 88 TRACK SELECTION 77 TRACK VIEWER 50 Troubleshooting 83 TV TYPE 75 U Usable discs 6 V VIDEO CD 6 34 VIDEO CONTROL 61 VIDEO OFF 34 http www sony net Printed on 100 recycled paper using VOC Volatile Organic Compound free vegetable oil based ink Sony Corporation Printed in Japan
71. ignals are not output from the digital jack Additional Information Troubleshooting If you experience any of the following difficulties while using the player use this troubleshooting guide to help remedy the problem before requesting repairs Should any problem persist consult your nearest Sony dealer Power The power is not turned on gt Check that the power cord mains lead is connected securely Picture There is no picture picture noise appears gt Re connect the connecting cord securely gt The connecting cords are damaged gt Check the connection to your TV page 21 and switch the input selector on your TV so that the signal from the player appears on the TV screen The disc is dirty or flawed If the picture output from your player goes through your VCR to get to your TV or if you are connected to a combination TV VIDEO player the copy protection signal applied to some DVD programmes could affect picture quality If you still experience problems even when you connect your player directly to your TV please try connecting your player to your TV s S VIDEO input page 21 gt You have set COMPONENT OUT in SCREEN SETUP to PROGRESSIVE even though your TV cannot accept the signal in progressive format In this case set the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT SCAN SELECT switch on the rear panel of the player to INTERLACE Then set COMPONENT OUT to INTERLACE after you can
72. ing on the DVD VIDEO the choice of language varies When 4 digits are displayed they indicate a language code Refer to Language Code List on page 90 to see which language the code represents When playing a DVD RW Select ON To turn off the subtitles Select OFF in step 3 Hint You can also select SUBTITLE from the Control Menu page 14 Depending on the DVD VIDEO you may not be able to change the subtitles even if multilingual subtitles are recorded on it You also may not be able to turn them off Adjusting the Picture VIDEO CONTROL ELEY LITE VCD You can adjust the video signal of DVD or VIDEO CD from the player to obtain the picture quality you want Choose the preset Video Control setting that best suits the programme you are watching or select MEMORY to adjust individual picture items such as colour brightness etc creating a fixed set of picture item adjustments for the disc in either case As long as PLAYBACK MEMORY in CUSTOM SETUP is set to ON default the Video Control settings for up to 300 discs remain in the player s memory and will be automatically applied whenever you play the same disc When you store a Video Control setting for the 301st disc the setting for the 1st disc is cancelled VIDEO CONTROL o aa gt gt I 9 ENTER oe RETURN 1 Press VIDEO CONTROL during playback The following dis
73. ions supplied with your disc Power indicator amp dial VIDEO OFF indicator gt 42 le O Scroll key te 1 Turn on your TV 2 Press WC The player turns on and the power indicator lights up in green 3 Switch the input selector on your TV so that the signal from the player appears on the TV screen When using an amplifier receiver Turn on the amplifier receiver and select the appropriate channel so that you can hear sound from the player 4 Press amp on the player and place a disc on the disc tray With the playback side facing down jaa gt r 5 Press gt The disc tray closes and the player starts playback continuous play Adjust the volume on the TV or the amplifier receiver Depending on the disc a menu may appear on the TV screen For DVD VIDEOs see page 38 For VIDEO CDs see page 41 To enjoy the clarity of Super Audio CD CD sound more You can minimize the effect of the video output by switching it off Toggle the scroll key up or down to display VIDEO OFF in the LCD screen Then point the remote to the player and press down on the scroll key once so that A appears in the LCD screen When no video signal is output from the player the VIDEO OFF indicator lights up on the player To turn off the player Press 1 The player enters standby mode Hint The player will turn off automatically whenever you lea
74. is output with no jitter Normally select this position FRAME The picture including subjects that do not move dynamically is output in high resolution PLAYBACK MEMORY The player can store SUBTITLE and other settings of each disc for up to 300 discs Playback Memory Set this function ON or OFF ON Stores the settings in memory when you eject the disc OFF Does not store the settings in memory The following settings are stored in memory ANGLE page 59 AUDIO page 56 BOOKMARK page 50 DISC MEMO page 65 VIDEO CONTOROL page 61 SUBTITLE page 60 DVD VIDEO only DVD VIDEO VIDEO CD only DVD VIDEO VIDEO CD Super Audio CD CD only The player can store the settings of up to 300 discs When you store the setting of disc number 301 the first disc setting is canceled TRACK SELECTION DVD VIDEO only Gives the sound track which contains the highest number of channels priority when you play a DVD VIDEO on which multiple audio formats PCM MPEG audio DTS or Dolby Digital format are recorded OFF AUTO When you set the item to AUTO the language may change The TRACK SELECTION setting has higher priority than the AUDIO settings in LANGUAGE SETUP page 74 If PCM MPEG audio DTS and Dolby Digital sound tracks have the same number of channels the player selects PCM MPEG audio DTS and
75. itzerland 2086 Thailand 2528 United Kingdom 2184 suojouny jeuonippy snouen Busy gt continued 9 Changing the password 1 Press DISPLAY while the player is stopped The Control Menu appears 2 Press 1 4 to select MG PARENTAL CONTROL then press ENTER The options for PARENTAL CONTROL appear 3 Press 4 4 to select PASSWORD then press ENTER The display for entering the password appears 4 Enter your 4 digit password using the number buttons then press ENTER 5 Enter a new 4 digit password using the number buttons then press ENTER 6 To confirm your password re enter it using the number buttons then press ENTER If you make a mistake entering your password Press before you press ENTER and input the correct number If you make a mistake Press RETURN To turn off the display Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the display is turned off Operation Sound Effects Sound Feedback The player beeps when the following operations are performed The default setting of the Sound Feedback function is set to off Operation Operation sound Power is turned on One beep Power is turned off Two beeps D gt is pressed One beep Il is pressed Two beeps Playback is stopped One long beep Operation is not possible Three beeps Setting Sound Feedback I gt Power indicator Press VC on the player or the remote
76. lay You cannot play still pictures such as a menu To return to PBC playback press W twice then PBC Playback Control allows you to play press D gt VIDEO CDs interactively by following the menu on the TV screen Notes Depending on the VIDEO CD Press ENTER in step 3 may appear as Press SELECT in the instructions supplied with the disc In this case press D gt The PBC functions of Super VCDs do not work with this player Super VCDs are played in kea gt gt continuous play mode only D 0 0j Ny ENTER or RETURN Number buttons Start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functions The menu for your selection appears 2 Select the item number you want by pressing T or the number buttons 3 Press ENTER 4 Follow the instructions in the menu for interactive operations Refer to the instructions supplied with the disc as the operating procedure may differ depending on the VIDEO CD To return to the menu Press RETURN sosiq fui eld 42 Playing an MP3 Audio Track Ex You can play back DATA CDs CD ROMs CD Rs CD RWs recorded in MP3 MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3 format _ gt TES ENTER RETURN MENU 1 Press amp and place a DATA CD on the disc tray 2 Press D gt The disc tray closes and the player starts to play the first MP3 audio track in the first album on the disc This player can play MP3 au
77. lighting apparatus Doing so may cause a malfunction If you do not use the remote for an extended period of time remove the batteries to avoid possible damage from battery leakage and corrosion gt continued 17 18 When you have more than one Sony DVD player If the supplied remote interferes with your other Sony DVD player set the command mode for this player and the supplied remote to one that differs from the other Sony DVD player The default command mode setting for this player and the supplied remote is DVD 1 COMMAND MODE switch 1 Slide the COMMAND MODE switch on the remote to select the command mode DVD 1 DVD 2 or DVD 3 so that the setting for the remote differs from the other DVD players For example if other DVD players respond to the default command mode setting for the supplied remote DVD 1 set the remote to DVD 2 or DVD 3 2 Slide the COMMAND MODE switch on the rear of the player so it matches that of the supplied remote Step 3 TV Hookups Connect the supplied audio video cord and power cord in the order 1 3 shown below Be sure to connect the power cord last _ Audio video cord supplied to VIDEO to AUDIO OUT OUT 1 o0r2 J L R 1 or2 DIO OUT 2 LT VIDEO OUT L R to video input INPUT to audio input 8838 00 TV gt 2 Power source CD DVD Player
78. llowing display appears hs DISC 3 Press down on the scroll key repeat edly to select the item to be re peated When playing a DVD VIDEO e DISC repeats all of the titles TITLE repeats the current title on a disc e CHAPTER repeats the current chapter When playing a DVD RW e DISC repeats all the titles of the selected type ORIGINAL or PLAY LIST page 39 TITLE repeats the current title on a disc e CHAPTER repeats the current chapter When playing a VIDEO CD Super Audio CD or CD e DISC repeats all of the tracks e TRACK repeats the current track When playing a DATA CD MP3 audio e DISC repeats all of the albums e ALBUM repeats the current album e TRACK repeats the current track When Programme Play or Shuffle Play is activated e ON repeats Programme Play or Shuffle Play To return to normal play Press CLEAR or select OFF in step 3 Hints e You can set Repeat Play while the player is stopped After selecting the REPEAT option press C gt Repeat Play starts e You can also select REPEAT from the Control Menu page 14 Repeating a specific portion A B Repeat Play DW DE KA Ea KJ You can play a specific portion of a title chapter or track repeatedly This function is useful when you want to memorize lyrics etc ENTER CLEAR 2 1 During playback when you find the starting point point A of the portion t
79. mensions approx 430 x 113 x 349 mm width height depth incl projecting parts Mass approx 6 4kg Operating temperature 5 C to 35 C Operating humidity 25 to 80 Supplied accessories See page 17 Specifications and design are subject to change without notice uopewaoyu EUOHIPPY 89 Language Code List For details see pages 56 60 74 The language spellings conform to the ISO 639 1988 E F standard Code Language Code Language Code Language Code Language 1027 Afar 1028 Abkhazian 1032 Afrikaans 1039 Amharic 1044 Arabic 1045 Assamese 1051 Aymara 1052 Azerbaijani 1053 Bashkir 1057 Byelorussian 1059 Bulgarian 1060 Bihari 1061 Bislama 1066 Bengali Bangla Tibetan Breton Catalan Corsican Czech Welsh Danish German Bhutani Greek English Esperanto Spanish Estonian Basque 1157 Persian 1165 Finnish 1166 Fiji 1171 Faroese 1174 French 1181 Frisian 1067 1070 1079 1093 1097 1103 1105 1109 1130 1142 1144 1145 1149 1150 1151 1183 Irish 1186 Scots Gaelic 1194 Galician 1196 Guarani 1203 Gujarati 1209 Hausa 1217 Hindi 1226 Croatian 1229 Hungarian 1233 Armenian 1235 Interlingua 1239 Interlingue 1245 Inupiak 1248 Indonesian 1253 Icelandic 1254 Italian 1257 Hebrew 1261 Japanese 1269 Yiddish 1283 Javanese 1287 Georgian 1297 Kazakh 1298 Greenlandic 1299 Cambodian 1300 Kannada 1301 Korean 1305 Kashmiri 1307 Kurdish 1311 Kirghiz 1313 Latin 1326 Ling
80. mperature may rise considerably inside the car e After playing store the disc in its case e Clean the disc with a cleaning cloth Wipe the disc from the center out Le e Do not use solvents such as benzine thinner commercially available cleaners or anti static spray intended for vinyl LPs Index to Parts and Controls For more information refer to the pages indicated in parentheses Front panel 1 j e 1 on standby button indicator 34 Lights up in green when the power is on and lights up in red when the player is in standby mode MULTI CHANNEL indicator Lights up when playing a disc that contains three or more audio signal channels no disc is inserted Disc tray 34 amp open close button 34 kaa PP I previouse next dial 34 13 E stop button 35 HH pause button 35 play button 34 FL OFF indicator 10 VIDEO OFF indicator 34 Front panel display 10 SUPER AUDIO CD indicator Lights up when playing an HD High Density layer of Super Audio CDs no disc is inserted remote sensor 17 gt continued Q 10 Front panel display When playing back a DVD VIDEO DVD RW Li
81. n MP3 Audio Tracks sssssssiosssf boss iss se pap sasaseesopipgsanesesdfapossane 42 Various Play Mode Functions Programme Play Shuffle Play Repeat Play ACB Repeal Play a E A 44 Searching for a Scene ssssssssssssnnrsnnnnnrunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnan 48 Searching for a Title Chapter Track Index Scene Search mode 45 48 Searching by Scene PICTURE NAVIGATION eceeceeeeeeeeeteereteeenreneeeees 49 Viewing Information About the Disc 52 Checking the Playing Time and Remaining Time 52 Checking the Play Information sescsisccvvessssenscvsvessseuesceesievessvedscavesessnseesvveresess 54 Sound AG USIMENIS ansians nns a 56 Changing the Sound sic c ssicscsuscessisascisiscasedisteosesessesinsendess sebipseusoeceastapoui aes sant 56 SURROUND Mode Settings 0 0 0 0 cece cesesseeceeeeseeeaeesseesaneseeseseeeaeeeneseaeeeners 58 ENPOVING MOVIES nes uns ennemis an mercanu aE EE EEEN 59 Changing tho Angles siririn niin tee reines rarement 59 Displaying the Subtitles 2 24 esse terrine an nine nn 60 Adjusting the Picture VIDEO CONTROL eeceececeesseseeeeeneeneeneeeeeeeeeeaees 61 Using Various Additional Functions 65 Lab lingine DISC A sms rase 65 Locking Discs CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL PARENTAL CONTROL esee 66 Operation Sound Effects Sound Feedback 70 Controlling Your TV or AV Amplifier Receiver With the Su
82. n is in between your speakers 26 D Connecting to an AV amplifier receiver having a Dolby Surround Pro Logic decoder and 3 to 6 speakers You can enjoy the Dolby Surround effects only when playing Dolby Surround audio or multi channel audio Dolby Digital discs If your amplifier receiver has L and R audio input jacks only use p If your amplifier receiver has a digital input jack use CD DVD player sdnyooH lt lt lt OU C 2 Coaxial digital Stereo dio cord not cord not supplied AU010 PCM DTS supplied white MPEG DOLBY DIGITAL to DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL or OPTICAL Optical digital cord not supplied Remove jack cap before connecting U U an to coaxial or optical digital to audio input input J J Speakers Speakers Amplifier receiver with Dolby Surround decoder Signal flow Subwoofer Center Rear mono Hint For correct speaker location refer to the operating instructions of the amplifier receiver e When connecting 6 speakers replace the monaural rear speaker with a center speaker 2 rear speakers and a subwoofer e Super Audio CD audio signals are not output from the digital jack gt continued 27 28 D Connecting to an AV amplifier receiver with 5 1 ch input jacks and or a digital input jack and 4 to 6 speakers If your AV amplifier receiver has 5 1 channel inputs us
83. n parentheses FRONT Set this between 1 and 15 3 m metres in 0 05 metre increments CENTER Set this within 2 metres of 3 m the FRONT setting in 0 05 metre increments For example if FRONT is set to 6 metres CENTER can be set between 4 and 8 metres REAR 3 m Set this within 5 and 2 metres of the FRONT setting in 0 05 metre increments For example if FRONT is set to 6 metres REAR can be set between 1 and 8 metres SUBWOOFER Set this within 5 and 2 3 m metres of the FRONT setting in 0 05 metre increments For example if FRONT is set to 6 metres REAR can be set between 1 and 8 metres squeunsn py pue shuas gt continued 81 82 If each of the front or rear speakers are not placed at an equal distance from your listening position set the distance according to the closest speaker LEVEL FRONT Varies the level of each speaker Be sure to set TEST TONE to ON for easy adjustment The default adjustments are in parentheses L 0 dB Set this between 6 dB and 0 dB in 0 5 dB increments R 0 dB Set this between 6 dB and 0 dB in 0 5 dB increments CENTER Set this between 12 dB and 0 0 dB dB in 0 5 dB increments SUBWOOFER For DVDs DVD 5 dB When the SIZE is set to SUPER AUDIOIthe default setting CD 0 dB Set this between 10 dB and 10 dB in 0 5 dB
84. nd Adjustments then press ENTER The Setup Display appears Using the Setup Display LANGUAGE SETUP MENU ENGLISH r x AUDIO ORIGINAL By using the Setup Display you can make SUBTITLE ENGLISH various adjustments to items such as picture and sound You can also set a language for the subtitles and the Setup Display among other things For details on each Setup Display item see pages from 74 to 82 Note Press 1 4 to select the setup Playback settings stored in the disc take priority item from the displayed list a er ae LANGUAGE SETUP SCREEN SETUP CUSTOM SETUP AUDIO SETUP or SPEAKER SETUP Then press ENTER The Setup item is selected Example SCREEN SETUP Selected item sjuawjsnipy pue shuas SCREEN SETUP Hi TV TYPE 16 9 SCREEN SAVER ON ENTER BACKGROUND JACKET PICTURE BLACK LEVEL OFF DISPLAY __ BLACK LEVEL component our OFF COMPONENT OUT INTERLACE 4 3 OUTPUT FULL Setup items 1 Press DISPLAY while the player is stopped 5 Select an item using 1 4 then The Control Menu appears press ENTER The options for the selected item appear 2 Press N V to select de Example TV TYPE SETUP then press ENTER SCREEN SETUP The options for SETUP appear BeBe SAVER BACKGROUND BLACK LEVEL 4 3 PAN SCAN BLACK LEVEL COMPONENT oun OFF COMPONENT OUT INTERLACE 4 3 OUTPUT FULL Options gt contin
85. nd performance Use high performance speakers Use front rear and centre speakers of the same size and performance Place the subwoofer between the left and right front speakers For connection e After you have completed the connection be sure to set DOLBY DIGITAL to DOLBY DIGITAL and DTS to DTS in Quick Setup page 30 If your AV amplifier receiver has an MPEG audio decoder function set MPEG in AUDIO SETUP to MPEG e When you connect an amplifier receiver that conforms to the 96kHz sampling frequency set 48kHz 96kHz PCM in AUDIO SETUP to 96kHz 24bit page 80 e Super Audio CD audio signals are not output from the digital jack sdnyooH 29 30 Step 3 Connecting the Power Cord Plug the player and TV power cord into an AC outlet mains Step 4 Quick Setup Follow the steps below to make the minimum number of basic adjustments for using the player To skip an adjustment press PI or turn the H B gt B1 dial on the player clockwise To return to the previous adjustment press KR or turn the k gt P dial on the player counterclockwise ok lt gt PI 1 Nv e ENTER Turn on the TV Press I Switch the input selector on your TV so that the signal from the player appears on the TV screen Press ENTER to run QUICK SETUP appears at the bottom of the screen If this message does not appear sele
86. nd track When you select ORIGINAL the language given priority in the disc is selected SUBTITLE DVD VIDEO only Switches the language of the subtitle recorded on the DVD VIDEO When you select AUDIO FOLLOW the language for the subtitles changes according to the language you selected for the sound track Hint If you select OTHERS in MENU SUBTITLE or AUDIO select and enter a language code from Language Code List on page 90 using the number buttons When you select a language in MENU SUBTITLE or AUDIO that is not recorded on a DVD VIDEO one of the recorded languages will be automatically selected Settings for the Display SCREEN SETUP Choose settings according to the TV to be connected Select SCREEN SETUP in the Setup Display To use the display see Using the Setup Display page 73 The default settings are underlined TV TYPE SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE 16 9 SCREEN SAVER ON BACKGROUND JACKET PICTURE BLACK LEVEL OFF BLACK LEVEL COMPONENT our COMPONENT OUT 4 3 OUTPUT OFF INTERLACE FULL Selects the aspect ratio of the connected TV 4 3 standard or wide 16 9 Select this when you connect a wide screen TV or a TV witha wide mode function 4 3 Select this when you connect a LETTER 4 3 screen TV Displays a wide BOX picture with bands on the upper and l
87. ndicator lights up in green when any setting other than STANDARD is selected The PICTURE NAVIGATION indicator lights up in green when a bookmark is set Simple Start Guide Quick Overview A quick overview presented in this guide will give you enough information to start using the player for your enjoyment To use the surround sound features of this player refer to Hookups on page 21 e You cannot connect this player to a TV that does not have a video input jack e Be sure to disconnect the power cord of each component before connecting Step 1 Unpacking Check that you have the following items e Audio video cord pinplug x 3 gt pinplug x 3 1 e Power cord 1 e Remote commander remote 1 e Size R6 AA batteries 2 Connecting the power cord Connect the supplied power cord to the AC IN terminal of the player U er dE Step 2 Preparing the Remote You can control the player using the supplied remote Insert two size R6 AA batteries by matching the and ends on the batteries to the markings inside the compartment When using the remote point it at the 2 3 pee o 2 at 2 O remote sensor f on the player Q oO Do not leave the remote in an extremely hot or humid place Do not drop any foreign object into the remote casing particularly when replacing the batteries Do not expose the remote sensor to direct light from the sun or a
88. nes etc of the disc Ge 10 2 Press SEARCH MODE repeatedly to select the search method When playing a DVD VIDEO DVD RW Ch TITLE CHAPTER TIME TEXT 62 TIME MEMO Select TIME TEXT or TIME MEMO to search for a starting point by inputting the time code When playing a VIDEO CD Ch TRACK Su INDEX When playing a VIDEO CD with PBC Playback SCENE INDEX When playing a Super Audio CD CD JIM TRACK p_ INDEX When playing a DATA CD MP3 audio ALBUM JIM TRACK 3 Select the number of the title track scene time code etc you want by pressing the number buttons to select the digit For example to find the scene at 2 hours 10 minutes and 20 seconds after the beginning select TIME TEXT or TIME MEMO in step 2 and enter 210207 If you make a mistake Cancel the number by pressing CLEAR then select another number 4 press ENTER The player starts playback from the selected number To turn off the display Press SEARCH MODE repeatedly until the display is turned off Hints e You can display the first scenes of titles chapters or tracks recorded on the disc on a screen divided into 9 sections You can start playback directly by selecting one of the scenes page 50 You can also select TITLE CHAPTER TRACK INDEX SCENE TIME TEXT TIME MEMO or ALBUM from the Control Menu page
89. ng time Selected item Current setting 1 ENGLISH Options 2 FRENCH 3 SPANISH Function name of selected Control Menu item Operation message av Cancel RETURN Displays the scene number for VIDEO CDs Displays the index number for VIDEO CDs PBC is on track number for VIDEO CDs Super Audio CDs CDs MP3 audio track Super Audio CDs CDs album number for number for DATA CDs DATA CDs Using the Control Menu display 1 Press DISPLAY repeatedly to turn on or change the Control Menu display as follows Control Menu display 1 Control Menu display 2 DVD VIDEO CD only 4 ADVANCED display DVD only See page 54 Control Menu display off 2 Select the Control Menu item you want to set up for the current disc using T and press ENTER Available options for the selected Control Menu item appear 3 Select the option you want by pressing 1 4 and press ENTER Hint You can skip the ADVANCED display by setting OFF under ADVANCED in the Control Menu page 54 List of Control Menu items Following are brief explanations on the Control Menu items Available options for each item are described on the pages in parentheses Item Item Name Function Relevant Disc Type TITLE page 48 SCENE page 48 TRACK page 48 Selects the title scene or track to be played CU ETUI VCD CHAPTER page 48 INDEX page 48 Selects the chapt
90. o be played repeatedly press A B The starting point point A is set A B REPEAT Set point B with CHAPTER TIME A 18 1 32 55 2 When you reach the ending point point B press ENTER or A B again The set points are displayed and the player starts repeating this specific portion To return to normal play Press CLEAR Hint You can select A B REPEAT from the Control Menu page 14 When you set A B Repeat Play the settings for Shuffle Play Repeat Play and Programme Play are cancelled A B Repeat Play does not work for titles containing still pictures on a DVD RW in VR mode e A B Repeat Play does not work across multiple titles on a DVD RW in VR mode sosiq fur eld 47 48 Searching for a Scene Searching for a Title Chapter Track Index Scene Search mode CDI DE WE EXD KI DATA CD You can search a DVD by title or chapter and you can search a VIDEO CD Super Audio CD CD by track index or scene As titles and tracks are assigned unique numbers on the disc you can select the desired one by entering its number Or you can search for a scene using the time code ENTER Number buttons CLEAR SEARCH 7 MODE Press SEARCH MODE The following display appears xx appears next to the icon refers to a number The number in parentheses indicates the total number of titles tracks indexes sce
91. o that gt appears in the LCD screen The following display appears Me NORMAL SURROUND 3 Press down on the scroll key repeatedly to select one of the surround modes NORMAL SURROUND Discs with 2 channel audio signals are decoded with the Dolby Surround Pro Logic decoder to create surround effects The rear speakers will emit identical monaural sounds If you are using a center speaker the appropriate sounds for the center speaker will be delivered ENHANCED SURROUND Provides a greater sense of presence from a Dolby Surround Pro Logic source with a monaural rear channel signal Produces a stereo like effect in the rear channels L R ea LS RS L Front speaker left R Front speaker right LS Rear speaker left RS Rear speaker right To cancel the setting Select OFF in step 3 Hint You can also select SURROUND from the Control Menu page 14 e If you use the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL jack and set DOLBY DIGITAL to DOLBY DIGITAL and DTS to DTS in AUDIO SETUP sound will come from your speakers but it will not have the surround effect e If the player is set up to output the signal from the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL or COAXIAL jack the surround effect will not be heard when you play a CD er Depending on the DVD VIDEO you may not be Enjoying Movies able to change the angles even if multi angles are recorde
92. of video audio data per second in a disc While playing a disc an approximate bit rate of the playback picture is displayed as Mbps Mega bit per second and the audio as kbps kilo bit per second The higher the bit rate the larger the amount of data However this does not always mean that you can get higher quality pictures or sounds LAYER Appears when the DVD me has dual layers Indicates the approximate point where the disc is playing If it is a dual layer DVD the player indicates which layer is being read Layer 0 or Layer 1 For details on the layers see page 86 DVD VIDEO Checking the play information of a DATA CD EXT You can display the audio bit rate the amount of data per second of the current audio on the TV screen While playing MP3 audio tracks on a DATA CD toggle the scroll key up or down to display TIME TEXT in the LCD screen 2 Point the remote at the player and press down on the scroll key so that gt appears in the LCD screen The audio bit rate appears on the TV screen Bit rate DT 17 30 128k PLAY JAZZ RIVER Album name Track name s q y oqy uoneuuoqu BUIMEIA 55 56 Sound Adjustments Changing the Sound CTI CET D M KI DATA CD When playing a DVD VIDEO recorded in multiple audio formats PCM Dolby Digital MPEG audio or DTS you can change the audio format If the DVD VIDEO is re
93. ologies This product is designed to playback discs that conform to the Compact Disc CD standard Recently various music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies are marketed by some record companies Please be aware that among those discs there are some that do not conform to the CD standard and may not be playable by this product Note on playback operations of DVDs and VIDEO CDs Some playback operations of DVDs and VIDEO CDs may be intentionally set by software producers Since this player plays DVDs and VIDEO CDs according to the disc contents the software producers designed some playback features may not be available Also refer to the instructions supplied with the DVDs or VIDEO CDs Copyrights This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U S patents other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited Notes about the Discs e To keep the disc clean handle the disc by its edge Do not touch the surface Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight or heat sources such as hot air ducts or leave it in a car parked in direct sunlight as the te
94. olour is blue BLACK The background colour is black To store a picture in memory The player can store one scene in memory for the background During playback when you find a scene to be stored in memory press PICTURE MEMORY The picture is stored in memory sjuawjsnipy pue shuas gt continued 75 76 PICTURE MEMORY If you operate the player while the picture is being stored in memory the player will fail to store the picture BLACK LEVEL Selects the black level setup level for the video NTSC signals output from the jacks other than COMPONENT VIDEO OUT OFF Sets the black level of the output signal to the standard level Normally select this position ON Raises the standard black level Use this setting when the picture appears too dark This does not work with PAL format discs BLACK LEVEL COMPONENT OUT Selects the black level setup level for the video NTSC signals output from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks You cannot select this when COMPONENT OUT is set to PROGRESSIVE see below OFF Sets the black level of the output signal to the standard level Normally select this position ON Raises the standard black level Use this setting when the picture appears too dark This does not work with PAL format discs COMPONENT OUT This will change the type of signal output from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT ja
95. ops automatically gt While playing discs with an auto pause signal the player stops playback at the auto pause signal Some functions such as Stop Search Slow motion Play Repeat Play Shuffle Play or Programme Play cannot be performed gt Depending on the disc you may not be able to do some of the operations above See the operating manual that comes with the disc The language for the sound track cannot be changed gt Try using the DVD s menu instead of the scroll key on the remote page 38 gt Multilingual tracks are not recorded on the DVD being played gt The DVD prohibits the changing of the language for the sound track The subtitle language cannot be changed or turned off gt Try using the DVD s menu instead of the scroll key on the remote page 38 gt Multilingual subtitles are not recorded on the DVD being played gt The DVD prohibits the changing of the subtitles The angles cannot be changed gt Try using the DVD s menu instead of the scroll key on the remote page 38 gt Multi angles are not recorded on the DVD being played gt The angle can only be changed when the ANGLE indicator lights up on the front panel display page 10 gt The DVD prohibits changing of the angles The player does not operate properly gt When static electricity etc causes the player to operate abnormally unplug the player Nothing is di
96. ower portions of the screen 4 3 Select this when you connect a PAN SCAN 4 3 screen TV Automatically displays a wide picture on the entire screen and cuts off the portions that do not fit ry 4 3 LETTER BOX WA 4 3 PAN SCAN Depending on the DVD 4 3 LETTER BOX may be selected automatically instead of 4 3 PAN SCAN or vice versa SCREEN SAVER The screen saver image appears when you leave the player in pause or stop mode for 15 minutes or when you play back a Super Audio CD CD or DATA CD MP3 audio for more than 15 minutes The screen saver will help prevent your display device from becoming damaged ghosting Press E gt to turn off the screen saver image ON Turns on the screen saver function OFF Turns off the screen saver function BACKGROUND Selects the background colour or picture that appear on the TV screen when the player is in stop mode or playing a Super Audio CD CD or DATA CD MP3 audio JACKET PICTURE The jacket picture still picture appears but only when the jacket picture is already recorded on the disc CD EXTRA etc If the disc does not contain a jacket picture the GRAPHICS picture appears PICTURE MEMORY Your favorite picture appears in the background To store a scene in memory see To store a picture in memory below GRAPHICS A preset picture stored in the player appears BLUE The background c
97. play appears DYNAMIC 1 2 Press VIDEO CONTROL repeatedly to select the setting you want The default setting is underlined e STANDARD Displays a standard picture e DYNAMIC 1 Produces a bold dynamic picture by increasing the picture contrast and the colour intensity e DYNAMIC 2 Produces a more dynamic picture than DYNAMIC 1 by further increasing the picture contrast and the colour intensity e CINEMA 1 Enhances details in dark areas by increasing the black level e CINEMA 2 White colours become brighter and black colours become richer and the colour contrast is increased e MEMORY Adjusts the picture in greater detail Hints e When you watch a movie CINEMA 1 or CINEMA 2 is recommended You can also select VIDEO CONTROL from the Control Menu page 14 Video Control settings for DVD RWs in VR mode will be cancelled when you open the disc tray or when the player enters standby mode s mo w BuiAolug Adjusting the picture items in MEMORY You can adjust each element of the picture qualities individually e DVE digital video enhancer Sharpens or softens the outlines of the images SOFT is available only for DVDs e BNR block noise reduction Reduces block noise or mosaic like patterns in the picture e Y NR luminance noise reduction Reduces noise contained in the luminance element of the video signal e C NR chroma noise
98. pplied Remote ss 71 Settings and Adjustments sci ccicccan cccsicctuwetauccedvinewaisestoieteneccctes 73 Using the Setup Display ic cess cceess messe ss E esters seen 73 Setting the Display or Sound Track Language LANGUAGE SETUP 74 Settings for the Display SCREEN SETUP eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeneeeeeeeee 75 Custom Settings CUSTOM SETUP eee eee eeeeseeeeeeseeeaeeesereaeeeaeeesereaes 77 Settings for the Sound AUDIO SETUP ss 78 Settings for the Speakers SPEAKER SETUP ee eee ee eeeeeeeeeeereees 80 Additional IMOMNAB ON eines ae 83 PROUDIOSHOOIAG so viscaias ractsscesens sosnssnestiasoessdiaveesuceascbuoesizeesaepisteninescsnsasszeieeresln 83 Self diagnosis Function When letters numbers appear in the display 85 GOSS A Ye cfs caste ee is eau ai 86 I SCIICAL OMS ae ed 89 language COd IST Ra es ee 90 ING Ey aA E SE E E E aecaveaaeseerseaeesecney 91 About this Manual e Instructions in this manual describe the controls on the remote You can also use the controls on the player if they have the same or similar names as those on the remote DVD may be used as a general term for DVD VIDEOs DVD Rs DVD RWs DVD Rs and DVD RWs e The meanings of the icons used in this manual are described below Icon Meaning Functions available for DVD VIDEOs or DVD Rs DVD RWs in video mode or DVD Rs DVD RWs Functions availabl
99. reduction Reduces noise contained in the colour element of the video signal e CHROMA DELAY Adjusts colours that appear to have shifted horizontally e AV ALIGNMENT Adjusts delay between the picture and sound e PROGRESSIVE 1 Sets a threshold at which the player gt continued 61 62 determines the progressive conversion method When COMPONENT OUT in SCREEN SETUP is set to PROGRESSIVE the player automatically detects whether the software is video based or film based and converts the video signals in the corre sponding progressive conversion method When the set point is closer to VIDEO the video based software conversion is more likely to be selected when closer to FILM the film based conversion is the likely choice When set specifically to VIDEO the video based software conversion will be always applied regardless of the software type See Glossary for details about the video based software and film based software page 86 e PROGRESSIVE 2 Adjusts the progressive video signals processed under the video based software conversion Set closer to STILL for software containing static pictures such as scenery Or set closer to MOVE for software containing dynamic moving pictures such as a car chase e PICTURE Changes the contrast e BRIGHTNESS Changes the overall brightness e COLOR Makes the colours deeper or lighter e HUE Changes the colour b
100. splayed on the front panel display gt DIMMER in CUSTOM SETUP is set to OFF or AUTO OFF Set DIMMER to any setting other than OFF or AUTO OFF page 77 5 numbers or letters are displayed on the screen and on the front panel display gt The self diagnosis function was activated See the table on page 85 The disc tray does not open and LOCKED appears on the front panel display gt Child Lock is set page 35 The disc tray does not open and TRAY LOCKED appears on the front panel display gt Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility Data error appears on the TV screen when playing a DATA CD gt The MP3 audio track you want to play is broken gt The data is not MPEGI Audio Layer 3 data Self diagnosis Function When letters numbers appear in the display When the self diagnosis function is activated to prevent the player from malfunctioning a five character service number e g C 13 50 with a combination of a letter and four digits appears on the screen and the front panel display In this case check the following table OU 0 13 50 AREER First three Cause and or corrective characters of action the service number C 13 The disc is dirty gt Clean the disc with a soft cloth page 8 C31 The disc is not inserted correctly gt Re insert the disc corre
101. t change the aspect ratio on your TV Shows a 16 9 aspect ratio signal with black bands on left and right sides of the image and a 4 3 aspect ratio signal with black bands on all sides of the image JE 16 9 aspect ratio TV 4 3 aspect ratio TV Custom Settings custom SETUP Use this to set up playback related and other settings Select CUSTOM SETUP in the Setup Display To use the display see Using the Setup Display page 73 The default settings are underlined CUSTOM SETUP AUTO PLAY OFF DIMMER PAUSE MODE AUTO PLAYBACK MEMORY ON TRACK SELECTION OFF MULTI DISC RESUME ON BOOKMARK RESET gt CD DIRECT AUTO PLAY Switches the Auto Play setting on or off This function is useful when the player is connected to a timer not supplied OFF ON Automatically starts playback when the player is turned on Switches this function off DIMMER Adjusts the lighting of the front panel display BRIGHT Makes the lighting bright DARK Makes the lighting dark AUTO DARK Makes the lighting dark if you do not operate the player or remote for a short while AUTO OFF Turns off the lighting if you do not operate the player or remote for a short while OFF Turns off the lighting PAUSE MODE DVD VIDEO DVD RW only Selects the picture in pause mode AUTO The picture including subjects that move dynamically
102. t from a digital jack To set the digital output signal The following switches the method of outputting audio signals when you connect a component such as an amplifier receiver or MD deck with a digital input jack For connection details see page 23 Select DOLBY DIGITAL MPEG DTS and 48kHz 96kHz PCM after setting DIGITAL OUT to ON AUDIO SETUP AUDIO ATT o AUDIO DRC STANDARD AUDIO FILTER SHARP DOWNMIX DOLBY SURROUND DIGITAL OUT ON DOLBY DIGITAL D PCM MPEG PCM DTS D PCM 48kHz 96kHz PCM 48kHz 16bit If you connect a component that does not conform to the selected audio signal a loud noise or no sound will come out from the speakers damaging your ears or speakers DOLBY DIGITAL DVD VIDEO DVD RW only Selects the type of Dolby Digital signal Select this when the player is connected to an audio component without a built in Dolby Digital decoder You can select whether the signals conform to Dolby Surround Pro Logic or not by making adjustments to the DOWNMIX item in AUDIO SETUP page 79 D PCM DOLBY DIGITAL Select this when the player is connected to an audio component with a built in Dolby Digital decoder sjuawjsnipy pue shuas gt continued 79 80 e MPEG DVD VIDEO DVD RW only Selects the type of MPEG audio signal PCM Select this when the player is connected to an audio component wi
103. the TV screen If so select the item you want from the menu and play the DVD VIDEO page 38 or VIDEO CD page 41 To stop playing Press W To remove the disc a Press amp To turn off the player Press I D The player enters standby mode and the power indicator lights up in red Hooking Up the Player Follow steps 1 to 4 to hook up and adjust the settings of the player Before you start disconnect the power cords check that you have all of the supplied accessories and insert the batteries into the remote page 17 e Plug cords securely to prevent unwanted noise e Refer to the instructions supplied with the components to be connected sdnyooH Step 1 Connecting the Video Cords Connect this player to your TV monitor projector or AV amplifier receiver using a video cord Select one of the patterns through according to the input jack on your TV monitor projector or AV amplifier receiver In order to view progressive signal 525p pictures with a compatible TV projector or monitor you must use pattern green COMPON yellow Component ie Audio video cord video cord supplied not supplied ENT IN blue lt Dim t i i c hm 1 4 TV projector or AV amplifier receiver red TV projector or AV amplifier receiver red to COMPONENT VIDEO OUT yellow to VIDEO OUT 1or2
104. thout a built in MPEG decoder MPEG Select this when the player is connected to an audio component with a built in MPEG decoder DTS DVD VIDEO only Selects the type of DTS signal D PCM Select this when the player is connected to an audio component without a built in DTS decoder DTS Select this when the player is connected to an audio component with a built in DTS decoder 48kHz 96kHz PCM DVD VIDEO only Selects the sampling frequency of the audio signal 48kHz 16bit The audio signals of DVD VIDEOs are always converted to 48 kHz 16 bit 96kHZz 24bit All types of signals including 96 kHz 24 bit are output in their original format However if the signal is encrypted for copyright protection purposes the signal is only output as 48 kHz 16 bit Even if you set 48kHz 96kHz PCM to 96kHz 24bit the sampling frequency is converted to 48kHz 16bit when a SURROUND mode page 58 is selected e The analog audio signals from the AUDIO OUT L R 1 2 jacks and 5 1CH OUTPUT jacks are not affected by this setting and keep their original sampling frequency level Settings for the Speakers SPEAKER SETUP To obtain the best possible surround sound set the size of the speakers you have connected and their distance from your listening position Then use the test tone to adjust the volume of the speakers to the same level This setting is effective
105. ton 34 LCD Liquid Crystal Display screen 13 PROGRAM button 44 VIDEO CONTROL button 61 amp 69 SEARCH buttons 36 kaa gt P1 PREV NEXT previous next buttons 35 PLAY button 34 The D gt button has a tactile dot PICTURE NAVI navigation button 49 Click shuttle 36 DISPLAY button 14 TOP MENU button 38 Number buttons 38 The number 5 button has a tactile dot CLEAR button 44 SEARCH MODE button 48 PICTURE MEMORY button 75 1 0 on standby button 34 Scroll key 13 A B button 47 BOOKMARK button 50 REPLAY button 35 E STOP button 35 Il PAUSE button 35 JOG button 36 ENTER button 30 N V 3 button 38 6 RETURN button 35 MENU button 38 CH channel buttons 71 The button has a tactile dot VOL volume buttons 71 The button has a tactile dot ENTER button performs the same function as 25 WIDE MODE button 71 COMMAND MODE switch DVD 1 2 3 18 TV VIDEO button 71 se the tactile dot as a reference when operating the player Guide to the Remote Control LCD Screen The supplied remote has an LCD Liquid Crystal Display screen and scroll key for controlling the player By pushing the scroll key up or down you can call up various displays and functions such as TIME TEXT and SUBTITLE Tin tT vT Scroll key IME TEXI Operating the LCD and scroll key 1 Toggle the scroll key
106. ued 73 74 6 Select a setting using 1 then press ENTER The setting is selected and setup is complete Example 4 3 PAN SCAN Selected setting SCREEN SETUP TV TYPE SCREEN SAVER BACKGROUND BLACK LEVEL BLACK LEVEL COMPONENT out OFF COMPONENT OUT INTERLACE 4 3 OUTPUT FULL 4 3 PAN SCAN N O JACKET PICTURE OFF To turn off the display Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the display is turned off To enter the Quick Setup mode Select QUICK in step 3 Follow from step 5 of the Quick Setup explanation to make basic adjustment page 30 To reset all the SETUP settings 1 Select RESET in step 3 and press ENTER 2 Select YES using 1 4 You can also quit the process and return to the Control Menu by selecting NO here 3 Press ENTER All the settings explained on pages 74 to 82 return to the default settings Do not press VW while resetting the player which takes a few seconds to complete Setting the Display or Sound Track Language LANGUAGE SETUP LANGUAGE SETUP allows you to set various languages for the disc s menu or sound track Select LANGUAGE SETUP in the Setup Display To use the display see Using the Setup Display page 73 LANGUAGE SETUP MENU AUDIO SUBTITLE MENU DVD VIDEO only Switches the language for the disc s menu AUDIO DVD VIDEO only Switches the language of the sou
107. unent QUICK OVERVIEW tiean een e sean cesse EE Step 1 UNPAckiNG secsicassisicscsccssessaccsccassavsssioaceaievsos Step 2 Preparing the Remote Step 3 TV HOOKUPS wicessccccsscedssssoaccsscessaesszioecnasensees Stop 4 Playing A DISC ssizcesiatecssezzsaszecedevacesacessedstesneneaatedeiadacasteacechaseaseicucceseis HOOKUPS rinine rinia ionan EE NErEE NENSETER EA EASES 21 Hooking Up thie Player sicc 2ctss ecevestscs a aceevck socestivteweiaetiet crenata civevndeteninaen 21 Step 1 Connecting the Video Cords ceeesseeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeseeeaneeseeeaes 21 Step 2 Connecting the Audio Cords 0 0 2 ce eceeeeeeceeseeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeaeeeseeeaes 23 Step 3 Connecting the Power Cord Step 4 Quick SOUP sissiecisccavesivesedscdscatacasadcodseasa cseetedsuvia scnetacteubipecsavenseenipeasens Playing DISCS viii cnsisnes sts caidinnssaanrdianscensnadsauiaxsietaaaenani nannies 34 Playing Diss nranasan irae SA ARNESE RER 34 Searching for a Particular Point on a Disc Search Shuttle mode Jog mode 36 Resuming Playback From the Point Where You Stopped the Disc Multi disc RESUME 5252455285 cates dure etes din eaoaai 37 Using tn DV D s Menu asinina i eea a a anai daaa iadi 38 Selecting ORIGINAL or PLAY LIST on a DVD RW eee 39 Selecting a Playback Area for a Super Audio CD ou eeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeteeeteeeeaees 40 Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC Functions PBC Playback 41 Playing a
108. up or down to select a command The following commands are contained in the LCD The commands will scroll continuously if you keep the scroll key pushed up or down For details about each of the command see the pages in parentheses AUDIO page 56 gt TIME TEXT page 48 VIDEO OFF page 34 SUBTITLE page 60 FL ON OFF page 10 ANGLE page 59 MULTI 2CH page 40 eae page 58 er page 40 PE page 45 lt REPEAT baie 46 Super Audio CD 2 Point the remote at the fi remote sensor on the player and press down on the word PUSH imprinted on the scroll key so that appears in the LCD screen The player will respond to the selected command as long as the command remains in the LCD screen Some commands require you to press down on the scroll key repeatedly The display appears on the TV screen Example When ANGLE is selected Selected command icon JE Selected option 13 14 Guide to the Control Menu Display You can use the Control Menu to select a function and view related information The Control Menu display shows different items depending on the disc type Example Control Menu display 1 when playing a DVD VIDEO Currently playing chapter number Currently playing title number Total number of title Playback status Total number of chapters Playback Il Pause E Stop etc Control Menu items Type of disc PLAY being played DVD VIDEO Playi
109. ve it checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further On power sources e The player is not disconnected from the AC power source mains as long as it is connected to the wall outlet even if the player itself has been turned off e If you are not going to use the player for a long time be sure to disconnect the player from the wall outlet To disconnect the AC power cord mains lead grasp the plug itself never pull the cord On placement e Place the player in a location with adequate ventilation to prevent heat build up in the player e Do not place the player on a soft surface such as a rug that might block the ventilation holes on the bottom e Do not place the player in a location near heat sources or in a place subject to direct sunlight excessive dust or mechanical shock On operation e If the player is brought directly from a cold to a warm location or is placed in a very damp room moisture may condense on the lenses inside the player Should this occur the player may not operate properly In this case remove the disc and leave the player turned on for about half an hour until the moisture evaporates e When you move the player take out any discs If you don t the disc may be damaged On adjusting volume Do not turn up the volume while listening to a section with very low level inputs or no audio signals If you do the speakers may be damaged when a peak level section is played
110. ve it in stop mode for more than 30 minutes Auto Power Off function Super Audio CD audio signals are not output from the digital jack Additional operations 2 kea gt i REPLAY gt o0 aum To Operation Stop Press W Pause Press I Resume play after pause Press I or gt Go to the next chapter track or scene in continuous play mode Press Pl on the remote or briefly turn the Ht BB1 dial on the player clockwise Go back to the previous chapter track or scene in Press KR on the remote or briefly turn the H BB1 dial on continuous play mode the player counterclockwise Stop play and Press amp remove the disc Replay the previous scene DVD VIDEO only Press REPLAY Hint The Replay function is useful when you want to review a scene or dialog that you missed e You may not be able to use the Replay function with some scenes e The Replay function does not work with DVD RWs Locking the disc tray Child Lock You can lock the disc tray to prevent children from opening it et Ih sosiq fur eld ENTER RETURN When the player is in standby mode press d RETURN ENTER and then I on the remote The player turns on and LOCKED appears on the front panel display The amp button on the player or the remote does not work while the Child Lock is set To unlock the disc tray When the player
111. vel can be adjusted between 16 and 235 The level for the dark areas can never be greater than the light areas 0 50 100 LRESET ra Darken 32 64 128 160 192 224 gt Lighten Gamma value and the position of the bar change in accordance with your adjustment gt continued 63 64 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust the brightness level of other areas that you select Try to keep the line that connects the brightness level of each area as smooth and straight as possible as shown below How to lighten the dark How to darken the light areas of an image areas of an image 0 0 l 35 l 89 64 94 105 50 128 50 128 160 150 192 159 224 174 100 l 100 LRESET LRESET To prevent the image from appearing overly altered do not give the line any sharp changes Gradually make the adjustments while viewing the image on your TV screen Press 6 RETURN to stop making adjustments to the image Press ENTER The GAMMA adjustment bar appears and the adjusted gamma values are stored in memory To reset only the gamma value to the default setting Select RESET in the GAMMA adjustment display by pressing 1 4 and press ENTER Hint You can move the gamma adjustment display horizontally by pressing Kd gt gt 4 Press to select DISC MEMO Using Various Additional Functions INPUT and press ENTER The DISC M
112. y Consumers should note that not all high definition television sets are fully compatible with this product and may cause artifacts to be displayed in the picture In the case of progressive scan picture problems it is recommended that you switch the connection to the standard definition output If there are questions regarding your Sony TV set s compatibility with this DVD player please contact our customer service center When you play a disc recorded in the PAL colour system the player outputs the video signal or the Setup Display etc in the PAL colour system and the picture may not appear on the NTSC colour system televisions In this case open the tray and remove the disc Step 2 Connecting the Audio Cords Refer to the chart below to select the connection that best suits your system Be sure to also read the instructions for the components you wish to connect Select a connection Select one of the following connections through p sdnyooH Components to be connected Connection Your setup example TV e Surround effects None E page 25 Stereo amplifier receiver and two speakers e Surround effects None or MD deck DAT deck e Surround effects None page 26 2 N cs AV amplifier receiver having a Dolby Surround Pro Logic decoder and 3 to 6 speakers e Surround effects Dolby Surround Pro Logic page 86 ce

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